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US 11,452,892 B2Granted
Mobile fall restraint apparatus
AssigneeKelly Steel LLC
InventorsJustin Kelly, Mindy Kelly
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Abstract
The present invention includes a relatively light weight wheeled cart and one or more magnets to releasably secure the cart to the roof. The rolling apparatus is equipped with adjustable, magnetic anchors, and include large rubber tires for easy movement. Extra magnets may be added to support more workers.
Claims16
A fall restraint apparatus comprising:
- a cart having a frame and two front wheels and two rear wheels coupled to said frame;
- said frame having an outer periphery;
- one or more anchor points secured to said outer periphery of said frame;
- four outriggers each having an extendable arm adjustably received in a receiver secured to said frame and positionable between a stowed position and an extended position;
- each of said adjustable arms having a free end supporting an adjustable rod;
- each of said adjustable rods having a foot secured to a lower end of said adjustable rod and adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position engaging a roof surface;
- a magnet having a lower surface and coupled to said frame;
- means for adjusting a height of said magnet between a raised position and a lowered position;
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- means for selectively energizing and deenergizing said magnet;
- wherein said magnet engages the roof surface in said lowered position and secures said cart to the roof surface when said magnet is energized;
- wherein said outriggers stabilize said cart when said extendable arms are in said extended position and said adjustable rods are in said lowered position.
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A fall restraint apparatus comprising:
- a cart having a frame and two front wheels and two rear wheels coupled to said frame, and a steering mechanism coupled to said two front wheels;
- said frame having an outer periphery;
- one or more anchor points secured to said outer periphery of said frame;
- four outriggers each having an extendable arm adjustably received in a receiver secured to said frame and positionable between a stowed position and an extended position;
- each of said adjustable arms having a free end supporting an adjustable rod;
- each of said adjustable rods having a foot secured to a lower end of said adjustable rod and adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position engaging a roof surface;
- a magnet having a lower surface and coupled to said frame, said magnet adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position;
- a crank secured to a threaded rod coupled to said frame and said magnet for lowering and raising said magnet;
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- means for selectively energizing and deenergizing said magnet;
- wherein said magnet engages the roof surface in said lowered position and secures said cart to the roof surface when said magnet is energized;
- wherein said outriggers stabilize said cart when said extendable arms are in said extended position and said adjustable rods are in said lowered position.
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A fall restraint apparatus comprising:
- a cart having a rectangular frame, two front wheels and two rear wheels coupled to said frame, and a steering mechanism coupled to said two front wheels;
- said rectangular frame having an outer periphery and longitudinal sides;
- four anchor points secured to said longitudinal sides of said outer periphery of said frame at opposite ends;
- four outriggers each having an extendable arm adjustably received in a receiver secured to said frame at each of said opposite ends of said longitudinal sides and positionable between a stowed position and an extended position;
- each of said adjustable arms having a free end supporting an adjustable rod;
- each of said adjustable rods having a foot secured to a lower end of said adjustable rod and adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position engaging a roof surface;
- a magnet having a lower surface and coupled to said frame, said magnet adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position;
- a crank secured to a threaded rod coupled to said frame and said magnet for lowering and raising said magnet;
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- means for selectively energizing and deenergizing said magnet;
- wherein said magnet engages the roof surface in said lowered position and secures said cart to the roof surface when said magnet is energized;
- wherein said outriggers stabilize said cart when said extendable arms are in said extended position and said adjustable rods are in said lowered position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.