Shock absorber for fall protection locking system
AssigneeHoneywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
InventorsDavid Sulc, Vaclav Hruza, Radim Svoboda
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Abstract
Locking systems and method of manufacturing the same are provided. A locking system for fall protection includes a braking lever. The braking includes a shock absorber. The shock absorber includes a plurality of coils. The shock absorber also includes a plurality of breakaway interfaces coupling the plurality of coils together. Each of the plurality of breakaway interfaces are configured to decouple two of the plurality of coils at a different force. At least one of the breakaway interfaces defines at least one deformable finger defined on one of the plurality of coils of the shock absorber interfacing with another coil of the shock absorber.
Claims11
A method of manufacturing a locking system for fall protection, the method comprising providing a shock absorber on a braking lever, the method comprising:
- creating a plurality of coils by bending a material, each coil of the plurality of coils including a bending portion of the material;
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- coupling the plurality of coils together by coupling a plurality of breakaway interfaces, wherein each of the plurality of breakaway interfaces are configured to decouple two of the plurality of coils at a different force, wherein at least one of the breakaway interfaces defines at least one deformable finger defined on one of the plurality of coils of the shock absorber interfacing with another coil of the shock absorber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.