Slidable safety net assembly
AssigneeWesterbeke Fishing Gear Co., Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Halligan, Sr., Christopher J. Halligan, Jr.
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Abstract
A safety net assembly for covering and uncovering a substantially rectangular open pit includes a safety net with a rope edging and a guide cable that is mounted about the perimeter of the pit, the guide cable defining a pair of track along which the safety net is slidably moved to its opened and closed positions. A plurality of closable links are attached to two sides and one end of the safety net and slidably mounted to the guide cable at two sides and one end of the pit. A plurality of snap rings are attached to the other end of the safety net and releasably attached to the guide cable at the other end of the pit. The links permit the safety net to be drawn open and closed, and the snap rings secure the safety net over the pit.
Claims20
A safety net assembly configured to be positioned generally horizontally across an open, substantially rectangular pit area, said assembly comprising:
- (a) guide cable means mounted about the top of the rectangular area at the corners thereof;
- (b) a substantially rectangular safety net that is sized and shaped to be positioned generally horizontally across the open area to prevent access thereto,
- (c) means for attaching said safety net to said guide cable means positioned along the sides and one end of the open area, said attaching means mounted to the sides and one end of said safety net, said attaching means constrained for limited movement relative to said safety net, said attaching means configured to be slidably attached to said guide cable means disposed along the sides of the open area;
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- (d) quick release attaching means for attaching said safety net to said guide cable means positioned along the other end of the open area, said quick release attaching means constrained for limited movement relative to said safety net, said quick release attaching means configured to be clipped onto and easily released from engagement with said guide cable means;
- (e) said safety net is slidable along said guide cable means when said quick release means is out of engagement with said guide cable means, access to the open area being provided by drawing said safety net toward the one end of the open area when said quick release means and said guide cable means are out of engagement;
- (f) said safety net positioned generally horizontally across the open area and preventing access thereto when said quick release attaching means and said guide cable means at the other end of the open area are in engagement.
The safety net assembly as claimed in clam 1 wherein said quick release attaching means is snap ring means.
A safety net assembly configured to be positioned generally horizontally across an open, substantially rectangular pit area having a structural member adjacent the corners thereof, said assembly comprising:
- (a) guide cable means;
- (b) mounting means for mounting said guide cable means to the structural members adjacent the corners of the open area;
- (c) a substantially rectangular safety net that is sized and shaped to be positioned generally horizontally across the open area to prevent access thereto;
- (d) attaching means for attaching said safety net to said guide cable means positioned along the sides and one end of the open area, said attaching means mounted to the sides and one end of said safety net, said attaching means constrained for limited movement relative to said safety net, said attaching means configured to be slidably attached to said guide cable means disposed along the sides of the open area;
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- (e) quick release attaching means for attaching said safety net to said guide cable means that is positioned along the other end of the open area, said quick release attaching means constrained for limited movement relative to said safety net, said quick release attaching means configured to be clipped onto and easily released from engagement with said guide cable means;
- (f) said safety net is slidable along said guide cable means when said quick release means is out of engagement with said guide cable means, access to the open area being provided by drawing said safety net toward the one end of the open area when said quick release means and said guide cable means are out of engagement;
- (g) said safety net positioned generally horizontally across the open area and preventing access thereto when said quick release attaching means and said guide cable means at the other end of the open area are in engagement.
A safety net assembly configured to be positioned generally horizontally across an open, substantially rectangular pit area having a structural member adjacent the corners thereof, said assembly comprising:
- (a) guide cable means;
- (b) mounting means for mounting said guide cable means to the structural members adjacent the corners of the open area;
- (c) a substantially rectangular safety net with a rope edging, said safety net is sized and shaped to be positioned generally horizontally across the open area to prevent access thereto;
- (d) attaching means configured to engage said guide cable means and said rope edging for attaching said safety net to said guide cable means positioned along the sides and one end of the open area, said attaching means mounted to said rope edging along the sides and one end of said safety net, said attaching means constrained for limited movement relative to said safety net, said attaching means configured to be slidably attached to said guide cable means disposed along the sides of the open area;
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- (e) quick release attaching means configured to engage said guide cable means and said rope edging for attaching said safety net to said guide cable means that is positioned along the other end of the open area, said quick release attaching means constrained for limited movement relative to said safety net, said quick release attaching means configured to be clipped onto and easily released from engagement with said guide cable means;
- (f) said safety net is slidable along said guide cable means when said quick release means is out of engagement with said guide cable means, access to the open area being provided by drawing said safety net toward the one end of the open area when said quick release means and said guide cable means are out of engagement;
- (g) said safety net positioned generally horizontally across the open area and preventing access thereto when said quick release attaching means and said guide cable means at the other end of the open area are in engagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.