Fall Arrest Device

Abstract

A fall arrest device for attachment to a line includes a body with a line receptacle defining a first direction by its extension and for receiving the line with the first direction oriented in parallel to the line; an obstruction member configured for moving relative to the line receptacle based on the influence of gravity between an obstruction position obstructing the line receptacle and an open position as a function of the first direction oriented against the gravity or following the gravity; and an arrest mechanism with a coupling member for coupling to a user and with an arrest member for arresting the line in the line receptacle in case of a fall of the user along the line; wherein the obstruction member has a recess configured for engaging with the line in the obstruction position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.