Self-retracting lifeline connecting system

A fall-protection safety apparatus for connecting a webbed safety harness to Self-retracting Lifelines (SRLs), the apparatus comprising:

• a D-pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, the D-pad comprising:
• a first slotted aperture extending through the D-pad between the top surface and the bottom surface, the first slotted aperture having a first long dimension and a first short dimension;
• a second slotted aperture extending through the D-pad between the top surface and the bottom surface, the second slotted aperture having a second long dimension and a second short dimension, the second slotted aperture located such that the second long dimension is substantially parallel to the first long dimension and a first perpendicular bisector of the first long dimension is approximately collinear with a second perpendicular bisector of the second long dimension;
• a third slotted aperture extending through the D-pad between the top surface and the bottom surface, the third slotted aperture having a third long dimension and a third short dimension;
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• a fourth slotted aperture extending through the D-pad between the top surface and the bottom surface, the fourth slotted aperture having a fourth long dimension and a fourth short dimension, the fourth slotted aperture located such that the fourth long dimension is substantially parallel to the third long dimension and a third perpendicular bisector of the third long dimension is approximately collinear with a fourth perpendicular bisector of the fourth long dimension,
• the third and fourth apertures further oriented such that a segment of the collinear perpendicular bisectors of the first and second long dimensions that lies between the first and second apertures has a first midpoint which is located at a point of coincidence approximately equal to a second midpoint of a segment of the collinear perpendicular bisectors of the third and fourth long dimensions that lies between the third and fourth apertures;
• and,
• a D-pad clip attachable to the D-pad, the D-pad clip providing a lumen located adjacent to the top side of the D-pad at or near a location of the point of coincidence of the first and second midpoints and oriented approximately parallel to the top surface of the D-pad, the lumen configured to receive a carabiner therethrough;
• a webbing connected to the D-pad by passing through the slotted apertures such that two separate sections of said webbing form a criss-crossing pattern near the point of coincidence and above the lumen;
• and,
• a pivotable webbing retainer clip having an opening through which the criss-crossing pattern is threaded to retain the criss-crossing pattern between the webbing retainer clip and a first portion of the carabiner when the carabiner is inserted through the lumen of the D-pad clip, attachment clips of the webbing retainer clip, and is capturing the criss-crossing pattern of the two sections of webbing, the webbing retainer clip further configured to snap onto the carabiner.

A fall-protection safety apparatus for connecting a webbed safety harness to Self-retracting Lifelines (SRLs), the apparatus comprising:

• a D-pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, the D-pad comprising:
• a first pair of webbing apertures, each aperture of the first pair extending through the D-pad between the top surface and the bottom surface, and each aperture of the first pair having a major dimension sized to receive a webbing having up to a predetermined width, each aperture of the first pair having a first minor dimension sized to receive a thickness of the webbing and the two apertures of the first pair located such that a first linear segment of webbing can be routed sequentially through both apertures of the first pair without having to twist;
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• a second pair of webbing apertures, each aperture of the second pair extending through the D-pad between the top surface and the bottom surface, and each aperture of the second pair having a second major dimension sized to receive the predetermined width of the webbing, each aperture of the second pair having a second minor dimension sized to receive the thickness of the webbing and the two apertures of the second pair located such that a second linear segment of the webbing can be routed sequentially through both apertures of the second pair without having to twist, and the second pair of webbing apertures located such that the first linear segment and the second linear segment criss-cross forming a criss-crossing pattern;
• a D-pad clip attachable to the D-pad, the D-pad clip providing a lumen located adjacent to the top side of the D-pad at or near a location of the criss-crossing pattern of the webbing and oriented approximately parallel to the top surface of the D-pad;
• the apparatus further comprising the webbing connected to the D-pad by passing through the webbing apertures such that the two segments of the webbing form the criss-crossing pattern near a point of coincidence between said webbing apertures and above the lumen;
• and,
• a pivotable webbing retainer clip having an opening through which the criss-crossing pattern is threaded to retain the criss-crossing pattern between the webbing retainer clip and a first portion of a carabiner when the carabiner is inserted through the lumen of the D-pad clip, attachment clips of the webbing retainer clip, and is capturing the criss-crossing pattern of the two segments of the webbing, the webbing retainer clip further configured to snap onto the carabiner.