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US 2004/0200666 A1Published application
Safety restraint apparatus and method
OwnerFrederick J. Diggle, Paul B. Rivers +1inventors
InventorsFrederick J. Diggle, Paul B. Rivers, Robert C. Hogeland
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Abstract
A safety restraint secures a technician to a pole during elevated line work. The safety restraint generally may be structured and arranged to keep a technician from falling if the gaffs of the technician cut out from the pole.
Claims20
A safety restraint apparatus comprising:
- a belt portion adapted to secure a safety strap to a pole, the belt portion having a first end and a second end, a surface the belt portion including an underlying section and an overlapping section, the underlying section being adapted to contact an outer surface of the pole, the overlapping section being adapted to contact an outer surface of the safety strap that is not in contact with the outer surface of the pole;
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- a locking member for attaching the first end and the second end to form a loop,
- wherein the loop can extend around an elevated portion of a the pole, and
- the safety strap can attach to a body belt of a technician providing protection from a fall.
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A safety restraint method comprising:
- attaching a safety restraint so as to secure a safety strap to a pole, the safety strap being attached to a body belt of a technician and the safety restraint including:
- a belt portion adapted to secure a safety strap to a pole, the belt portion having a first end and a second end, a surface the belt portion including an underlying section and an overlapping section, the underlying section being adapted to contact an outer surface of the pole, the overlapping section being adapted to contact an outer surface of the safety strap that is not in contact with the outer surface of the pole;
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- a locking member for attaching the first end and the second end.
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A safety assembly comprising:
- a safety strap extending around an elevated portion of a pole and attached to a body belt of a technician, the technician being secured to the pole by the safety strap and at least one gaff having a blade portion extending into the pole;
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- means for securing the safety strap to the pole and for preventing the technician from falling from the elevated portion of the pole in the event that the blade portion dislodges from the pole, said means including a belt portion having a surface including an underlying section and an overlapping section, the underlying section being adapted to contact an outer surface of the pole, the overlapping section being adapted to contact an outer surface of the safety strap that is not in contact with the outer surface of the pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.