Height rescue apparatus
OwnerJulian Elwyn Renton, Peter Thomas Mence Nottinventors
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Abstract
There is provided a height rescue apparatus (4) comprising a flexible load element (6) for attachment at end (6a) to a safety line (3). The other end is attached to a flexible elongate element (10) wound on a drum (8) which is part of a speed control means. A flexible harness element (7a) is attached to a bracket (11) and is connected to a harness (2) arrangement. The flexible load element (6) is releasably connected to the bracket (11) and is intended to take the fall loads associated with a user falling. After such a fall the load element is released to allow a controlled descent using the elongate element (10) and the speed control means.
Claims29
A height rescue apparatus having a fall arrest function and a lowering function, comprising a bracket and a flexible load element comprised of a flexible material, releasably secured to the bracket at a first position during the fall arrest function, a flexible harness element attached to the bracket to retain a harness, one end of a safety line in use being attached to the flexible load element and the other end of the safety line in use being attached to a secure anchorage, a flexible elongate element being secured at one end to the flexible load element and at the other end to at least one speed control means and release means for releasing the flexible load element from said first position after a fall has been arrested, such that when the flexible load element is released the flexible load element is able to move relative to the bracket during the lowering function at a controllable speed so as to provide a controlled speed of descent.
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