Sealed self-retracting lifeline
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMichael Fegley, Jeremy Fink, Jie Zhu, Ning Qin
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Abstract
A self-retracting lifeline assembly (10) includes a housing (12), a shaft (14) fixed to the housing (12) against rotation, a drum (18) mounted for rotation on the shaft (14) and including a compartment (20) within the drum (18), a lifeline (22) wound on the drum (18), a brake module (24) carried on the shaft (14) and mounted within the compartment (20), and a pawl mechanism (26) mounted on the drum (18) for rotation therewith. The pawl mechanism (26) is mounted within the compartment (20) and configured to selectively engage the brake module (24).
Claims15
A self-retracting lifeline assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft fixed to the housing against rotation relative to the housing about a central axis of the shaft;
- a drum mounted for rotation on the shaft and including a compartment within the drum;
- a lifeline wound on the drum for elective deployment and retraction from and to the housing;
- a brake module carried on the shaft and mounted within the compartment of the drum;
- a pawl mechanism mounted on the drum for rotation therewith, the pawl mechanism mounted within the compartment and configured to selectively engage the brake module in response to a pre-determined rotational speed of the drum relative to the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.