# US 2009/0260919 A1 · Safety line anchor

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- Number: US 2009/0260919 A1
- Document ID: US20090260919A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/914,277
- Filed: 2005-04-25
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2005-04-25
- Assignees: Latchways PLC
- Inventors: Richard Alan Frederick Beale; Timothy George Bissett; Karl Jones
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260919A1

## CPC

- A62B 35/005: {Vertical lifelines}
- A62B 1/04: Single parts, e.g. fastening devices
- A62B 35/0068: {Anchors}
- A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)

## Abstract

An anchor assembly for an elongate safety line comprises safety line gripping means connected to a bracket means by a releasable clamping means. The releasable clamping means comprises a tapered clamp formed by first and second opposed clamping surfaces defining a tapered space between them, a tapered member having a tapered profile matching the tapered space and a clamping element adapted to urge the first and second clamping surfaces together to clamp the tapered member between them.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An anchor assembly for an elongate safety line, the anchor assembly comprising safety line gripping means bracket means and a releasable clamping means connecting the gripping means and the bracket means, in which the releasable clamping means comprises a tapered clamp formed by first and second opposed clamping surfaces defining a tapered space between them, a tapered member having a tapered profile matching the tapered space and a clamping element adapted to urge the first and second clamping surfaces together to clamp the tapered member between them.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An anchor assembly according to claim 1, in which the gripping means is connected to the tapered member and the bracket means is connected to the first and second opposed clamping surfaces.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

An anchor assembly according to claim 2, in which the gripping means and the tapered member are spaced apart and are linked by a connector arm means.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

An anchor assembly according to claim 3, in which the safety line gripping means and the connector arm means are arranged to allow a safety line traveller moving along a safety line gripped by the safety line gripping means to pass over the safety line gripping means and the connector arm means.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

An anchor assembly according to claim 1, in which the clamping element is a nut engaging a threaded shaft extending from the first clamping surface and passing through an aperture in the second clamping surface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

An anchor assembly according to claim 5, in which the threaded shaft passes through a slot in the tapered member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

An anchor assembly according to claim 5, and further comprising a pair of spaced apart parallel sidewalls extending outwardly from and on either side of the first clamping surface to define a “U” shaped channel, the tapered member being located within the channel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

An anchor assembly according to claim 1, in which the safety line gripping means comprises a tube through which the safety line passes.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

An anchor assembly according to claim 1, in which the tapered member includes an engagement aperture allowing a tension load to be applied to the tapered member.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

An anchor assembly according to claim 1, in which the anchor assembly is a bottom anchor assembly for a substantially vertically oriented safety line.

### Claim 11

(canceled)