Suspended work platform with an integrated rescue system and a method for rescuing a worker

a technology of integrated rescue system and suspended work platform, which is applied in the direction of building lifts, construction, building aids, etc., can solve the problems of threatening the life of rescuers, designed for continuous worker occupancy, and dangerous environment for workers, and achieve the effect of quick lowering the worker to safety

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-17
SKY CLIMBER ACCESS SOLUTIONS
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[0017]In another embodiment of the instant invention, an independent fall arrest system is another safety mechanism for preventing the worker from falling and for providing a mean

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Generally confined spaces are those where a worker may bodily enter to perform work, has limited entry and exit means, and is not designed for continuous worker occupancy.
By itself, the enclosed nature of the vessel may create an environment that is dangerous to the worker.
To complicate the rescue, the presence of hazardous substances may threaten the life of the rescuer.
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[0028]The suspended work platform with an integrated rescue system (50) of the instant invention enables a significant advance in the state of the art. The preferred embodiments of the device accomplish this by new and novel arrangements of elements and methods that are configured in unique and novel ways and which demonstrate previously unavailable but preferred and desirable capabilities. The detailed description set forth below in connection with the drawings is intended merely as a description of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and is not intended to represent the only form in which the present invention may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the designs, functions, means, and methods of implementing the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions and features may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within th...

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A suspended work platform with an integrated rescue system and a method for rescuing a worker is used to quickly rescue workers from an elevated position. The system incorporates a work hoist and a rescue device cooperating with a platform rope. The work hoist is attached to the work platform. A worker changes the elevation of the work platform by operating a work input device of a work hoist control system. The rescue device cooperates with the platform rope and is attached above the work platform to a tie-off location. A rescuer operates the rescue device to perform a rescue of the worker when necessary. The rescue system may also include an independent fall arrest system having a descent control system with a fall arrest rope attached to the worker and to the tie-off location.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The instant invention relates to suspended work platform hoist system, and, more particularly, relates to a system and method having a pre-rigged hoisting system for quickly rescuing a worker trapped at an elevated position on a suspended work platform.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Suspension type work platforms, also commonly referred to as access platforms or free-hanging scaffolds, are well-known in the art. The work platforms may be used to support workers along the side of a structure in connection with window washing, painting, or repair work on high-rise buildings or “sky scrappers.” These types of platforms are also used to suspend workers within large pressure vessels, such as boilers used in the electrical power generation industry, to accomplish periodic maintenance and cleaning that are often required to extend the service life of the boilers.[0003]In either case, multi-worker platforms are typically powered by a hoist at each end of the platform....

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IPC IPC(8): E04G3/28
CPCA62B1/02A62B35/0093E04G3/32E04G3/30B66B9/187
Inventor BOSWELL, JOHNBRIDGMAN, MICHAELLAGO, BOBSCHULLER, RUDOLPH
Owner SKY CLIMBER ACCESS SOLUTIONS
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