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US 12,599,791 B2Granted
Self-retracting lifeline housing
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorIvan D. Lopez
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Abstract
A housing for a self-retracting lifeline includes an outer area disposed on a portion of a first side of the housing, the outer area being planar, a label area stepped down from the outer area, an outer perimeter of the label area corresponding to an inner perimeter of the outer area, and a number of protruding members disposed at least on a portion of the first side of the housing and being stepped up from the outer area.
Claims17
A housing for a self-retracting lifeline comprises:
- an outer area disposed on a portion of a first side of the housing, the outer area being planar;
- a label area stepped down from the outer area, an outer perimeter of the label area corresponding to an inner perimeter of the outer area;
- a number of protruding members disposed at least on a portion of the first side or an opposite second side of the housing and being stepped up from the outer area;
- a retractable handle having a first end attached to a top side of the housing and a second end unattached to the housing, the retractable handle movable between a retracted position in which the second end is closer to a back side of the housing and a non-retracted position in which the second end is further from the back side of the housing, wherein the retractable handle is biased to the retracted position;
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- a torsion spring structured to bias the retractable handle to the retracted position.
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A self-retracting lifeline comprises:
- a housing including:
- an outer area disposed on a portion of a first side of the housing, the outer area being planar;
- a label area stepped down from the outer area, an outer perimeter of the label area corresponding to an inner perimeter of the outer area;
- a number of protruding members disposed at least on a portion of the first side or an opposite second side of the housing and being stepped up from the outer area;
- a retractable handle having a first end attached to a top side of the housing and a second end unattached to the housing, the retractable handle movable between a retracted position in which the second end is closer to a back side of the housing and a non-retracted position in which the second end is further from the back side of the housing, wherein the retractable handle is biased to the retracted position;
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- a torsion spring structed to bias the retractable handle to the retracted position;
- a retractable device disposed within the housing;
- a first attachment mechanism attached proximate a top of the housing;
- a lifeline extending from the housing;
- an energy absorber attached to the lifeline;
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- a second attachment mechanism attached to the energy absorber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.