Fall protection system
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsAndrew C. Strauss, Nicholas G. Bauer, Michael T. Weiss
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Abstract
A fall protection system includes a base plate defining a first side and a second side defined opposite to the first side. The fall protection system also includes a mast assembly connected to the base plate proximate to the first side of the base plate. The fall protection system further includes a jib inclined with respect to the mast assembly and pivotably connected to the mast assembly. The fall protection system includes a counterweight connectable to the base plate proximate to the second side of the base plate.
Claims20
A fall protection system comprising:
- a base plate defining a first side and a second side defined opposite to the first side;
- a mast assembly connected to the base plate proximate to the first side of the base plate;
- a jib inclined with respect to the mast assembly and pivotably connected to the mast assembly;
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- a counterweight connectable to the base plate proximate to the second side of the base plate.
A fall protection system comprising:
- a base plate defining a first side and a second side defined opposite to the first side;
- a mast assembly connected to the base plate proximate to the first side of the base plate;
- a jib inclined with respect to the mast assembly and pivotably connected to the mast assembly;
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- a counterweight connectable to the base plate proximate to the second side of the base plate, wherein a center of gravity of the counterweight is offset from a center of the base plate.
A method of assembling a fall protection system, the fall protection system including a base plate defining a first side and a second side defined opposite to the first side, the method comprising:
- connecting a mast assembly to the base plate proximate to the first side of the base plate;
- aligning a counterweight with the second side of the base plate;
- receiving the counterweight proximate to the second side of the base plate;
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- connecting, removably, the counterweight to the base plate proximate to the second side of the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.