Fall arrest system
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsNicholas Minnick, Fredric Yutzy, Korry Kobel
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Abstract
A fall arrest system for use with a platform includes a harness configured to be worn by an operator, a first bracket and a second bracket configured to be coupled to the platform, a horizontal support including a first end portion coupled to the first bracket and a second end portion coupled to the second bracket, and a harness adapter coupled to the harness, the harness adapter defining an aperture that receives the horizontal support. The harness adapter is repositionable along a length of the horizontal support.
Claims20
A fall arrest system for use with a platform, comprising:
- a harness configured to be worn by an operator;
- a first bracket and a second bracket configured to be coupled to the platform;
- a horizontal support including a first end portion coupled to the first bracket and a second end portion coupled to the second bracket;
- and
- a harness adapter coupled to the harness, the harness adapter defining an aperture that receives the horizontal support,
- wherein the harness adapter is repositionable along a length of the horizontal support.
A platform assembly, comprising:
- a platform defining a support surface for an operator, the platform including a guardrail extending above the support surface;
- a first bracket removably coupled to the guardrail;
- a second bracket removably coupled to the guardrail and laterally offset from the first bracket;
- a support member coupled to the first bracket and the second bracket and extending laterally between the first bracket and the second bracket;
- an anchor slidably coupled to the support member such that the anchor is repositionable laterally along the support member;
- and
- a fall limiter coupling the anchor to a harness,
- wherein the support member is positioned above the guardrail.
A method of providing a fall arrest system, comprising:
- providing a harness adapter configured to be coupled to a harness worn by an operator;
- coupling a first bracket and a second bracket to a guardrail of a platform;
- coupling a first end portion of a tensile member to the first bracket;
- inserting the tensile member through an aperture defined by the harness adapter such that the harness adapter is repositionable along a length of the tensile member;
- and
- coupling a second end portion of the tensile member to the second bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.