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OwnerSteven Christopher Nichols, Jr.inventor
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Fall protection anchor devices and systems suitable to attach to a retention element of a structure prior to compression rolling of the retention element during manufacture. The system can comprise: a) a fall protection anchor comprising at least two opposed elongate legs connected to each other and forming a self-attachment portion, a capture portion and a distal holding portion wherein the self-attachment portion is configured to attach the two elongate legs to each other and to accept a self-attachment element; the capture portion is configured to capture the retention element for the structure to retain the anchor to the structure; the distal holding portion is distal to the capture portion and is configured to hold a fall-arrest device connected to a worker; and b) at least one self-attachment element configured to attach the self-attachment portions of the two elongate legs to each other; wherein at least one of the elongate legs comprises at least one inward-bent shoulder that is bent toward the opposed elongate leg such that a width of the entire anchor system does not substantially exceed the width of the capture portion of the anchor. Methods of making and using such systems.
A fall protection anchor system suitable for attachment to a retention element for a structure prior to compression rolling of the retention element during manufacture of the retention element, the system comprising:
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A fall protection anchor suitable for attachment to a retention element of a structure prior to compression rolling of the retention element during manufacture, the system comprising:
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A fall protection anchor suitable for attachment to a retention element of a structure comprising at least two opposed elongate legs connected to each other and forming a capture portion configured to capture the retention element and a distal holding portion configured to hold a fall-arrest device connectable to a worker, wherein a first of the elongate legs comprises the distal holding portion and a second of the elongate legs is shorter than the first elongate leg and comprises a flange angled inwardly between at least about 90° to no more than about 180°, such that the flange is embeddable into a side of the retention element upon capture of the retention element by the anchor.
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A fall protection anchor system comprising a) a fall protection anchor configured for attachment to a retention element of a structure and comprising at least two opposed elongate legs connected to each other and forming a capture portion configured to capture the retention element and a distal holding portion configured to hold a lifeline attachment element of a fall-arrest device connectable to a worker, and b) the lifeline attachment element, and wherein the lifeline attachment element forms substantially the only self-attachment element holding the at least two opposed elongate legs of the anchor to each other.
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A fall protection anchor system comprising a) a overhead structure retention element configured for an overhead space of a structure;
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A method of making a fall protection anchor system comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.