Safety apparatus using parallel line catchers for elevated work site operations

A safety apparatus for use in elevated work site operations, said safety apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of elongated lines respectively having elongated catcher portions extending substantially parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction;
• a pair of spaced-apart support members elongated in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction and supporting said elongated lines such that said elongated catcher portions are held in a generally horizontal orientation with said elongated catcher portions spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction so as to form longitudinally elongated spaces between adjacent pairs of said elongated catcher portions, respectively;
• an elongated back-up connecting cord extending through each of said support members in said transverse direction;
• wherein each of said longitudinally elongated spaces is free of obstructions, which could block passage of materials therethrough, over a longitudinal distance substantially greater than a transverse distance between each adjacent pair of said elongated catcher portions;
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• wherein each of said support members is rigid in the transverse direction over a distance spanning said plurality of elongated catcher portions, so as to maintain spacing between each adjacent pair of said elongated catcher portions;
• whereby said safety apparatus can catch falling objects yet allow construction objects to be passed therethrough.