Safety Line Traveller and Support
AssigneeLatchways PLC
InventorsJulian Renton, Peter Nott
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Abstract
A traveller for a fall arrest system including a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking to the bore to the exterior of the body. A load member is connected to the body for pivotal movement relative to the body and suitable for attachment to fall safety equipment. The body has a centre of gravity positioned so that when the traveller is supported on a safety line passing through the bore, the body will be urged by gravity to rotate about the safety line towards a position in which the slot has a predetermined orientation relative to the safety line.
Claims26
A traveller for a fall arrest system comprising:
- a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking the bore to the extension of the body, and
- a load member connected to the body for pivotal movement relative to the body and suitable for attachment to fall safety equipment,
- the body having a centre of gravity positioned so that when the traveller is supported on a safety line passing through the bore the body will be urged by gravity to rotate about the safety line towards a position in which the slot has a predetermined orientation relative to the safety line.
A support for a safety line for a fall arrest system comprising a support section having a tube suitable for retaining a safety line and attachment means for attaching the support to a structure, the supporting section and attachment means being connected by an arm narrower than the tube, and further comprising a guide surface spaced apart from the arm and arranged so that when a safety line is retained in the tube and a traveller moves along the safety line towards the support the guide surface can cooperate with a guide member on a traveller to rotate the traveller about the safety line into a predetermined orientation relative to the arm.
A fall arrest system comprising a safety line, at least one support and at least one traveller in which the support comprises a support section which retains the safety line and attachment means for attaching the support to a structure, the support section and attachment means being connected by an arm narrower than the safety line, the traveller comprises a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking the bore to the exterior of the body, the bore being larger than the safety line and the slot being narrower than the safety line but wider than the art, and a load member connected to the body for pivotal movement relative to the body and suitable for attachment to fall safety equipment,
- the body having a centre of gravity positioned so that when the traveller is mounted on the safety line the body is urged by gravity to rotate about the safety line towards a position in which the slot is in line with the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.