915 results about "Fall protection" patented technology

Disclosed herein is a fall protection system and related method comprising a sensor; a computerized device receiving detections from the sensor, for deducing fall conditions from the body of a person to be protected, indicating that the person is beginning to fall; and at least one cushion not carried with the person, for deployment at at least one projected impact location where it is projected that impact from the fall will occur, for reducing a force of the impact, in response to detecting fall conditions. Also disclosed is a flooring system and related method which changes from a hard state to a cushioned state upon receiving a signal to effectuate said change, comprising: a floor surface; a cushioning material beneath said floor surface; a hard floor support for maintaining said floor in said hard state during normal use; and a hard floor support release for releasing said at least part of said hard floor support responsive to receiving said signal, such that once said hard floor support is removed, said floor becomes supported by said cushioning material.

An improved fall protection system has been developed. The system functions by: (1) arresting the fall of such users, thereby protecting them from impact with the ground which could cause serious injury or death; (2) providing a method of recovery and escape from a fall-arresting device by providing a user with a controlled descent back to the ground or to a lower place of safety at a safe and gradual rate of descent; (3) providing greater simplicity and wearer comfort in fall-arresting and self-recovery devices; and (4) incorporating gear storage capability into such protective devices, in order to eliminate the need to wear a separate gear storage pack, vest, tool belt, or other such garment or accessory.

A fall protection safety device including a braking mechanism comprises a first component, a second component configured and arranged to move relative to the first component, and at least one magnet operatively connected to one of the components and another of the components being at least partially made of a non-ferromagnetic and electrically conductive material. The at least one magnet and the non-ferromagnetic and electrically conductive material creating an electromagnetic field force when the second component moves at a rate greater than a predetermined rate relative to the first component.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a mobile terminal fall protection method and a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: detecting the current motion state of the mobile terminal; and when the mobile terminal is in a falling state at present, adjusting the position of movable solid or liquid substances in the mobile terminal or controlling the position of the movable solid or liquid substances in the mobile terminal and the motion state of a vibrating motor in the mobile terminal, so as to control the posture of the mobile terminal during falling and enable the mobile terminal to fall down to the ground according to the preset posture. By using the mobile terminal fall protection method, the damage caused by falling to the mobile terminal can be reduced.

A multi part clamp for fall protection use on a standing seam roof. One component of the clamp is a clamp body with a slot formed within. This slot that may be so designed to allow attachment to multiple styles of standing seam roofs without having to slide the clamp body onto an end of a seam. Another component of the clamp is a pressure bar so designed as to apply pressure to the standing seam without puncturing or tearing the seam metal. Another component is one or more fasteners may be directed through the clamp body to apply pressure and secure the pressure bar to the roof seam and further secure the clamp to the standing seam. Another component is an attachment bracket on the clamp body for attaching a safety fall arrest system or harness to the clamp that is capable of maintaining load in four directions.

The invention discloses an anti-falling protection device of an elevator. The device comprises a vertical acceleration sensor, a controller, a storage battery, fixed rails, fixing rods and retractable motors, wherein the vertical acceleration sensor is disposed on the top of an elevator car, the fixed rails are arranged on the two sides of an elevator shaft, the fixing rods and the retractable motors are arranged on the side walls of the elevator car, and the fixed rails are evenly provided with multiple fixing holes. The controller is connected with the vertical acceleration sensor, the storage battery and the retractable motors, each retractable motor is connected with one end of the corresponding fixing rod, and the other end of each fixing rod corresponds to the corresponding fixing hole in the corresponding fixed rail in position. The two sides of the elevator shaft are provided with the fixed rails and the fixing rods, so that falling of the elevator can be prevented to some extent when the elevator is overweight and descends. Meanwhile, the vertical acceleration sensor is arranged so as to precisely detect the descending speed and the ascending speed of the elevator, operation of the elevator is better detected, operation safety of the elevator is increased, and the anti-falling protection device is worth popularization.

A battery rod having falling protection design and an electronic cigarette are provided. The battery rod having falling protection design includes a battery cartridge, a connection unit and a charging assembly. The charging assembly includes an inner electrode, an insulation ring and an outer electrode; the outer electrode is inserted inside the battery cartridge, the insulation ring is inserted inside the outer electrode, the inner electrode is provided on the insulation ring, and the inner electrode and the outer electrode are located at internal and external portions of the insulation ring respectively. The outer electrode includes one end provided with a retaining section which may be retained on an end face of the battery cartridge and another end provided with an obstruction section which may obstruct the insulation ring from moving inward.

A preferred embodiment alarm device for use with fall protection equipment includes an elongating member, an alarm, an activation member, and a connecting member. The elongating member has a first end and a second end and extends in length as the first end and the second end are pulled in different directions. The alarm is operatively connected to the first end of the elongating member, and the activation member is releasably connected to the alarm. The activation member activates the alarm when disconnected from the alarm. The connecting member interconnects the activation member and the second end of the elongating member, and the activation member becomes disconnected from the alarm when the elongating member is extended in length as the first end and the second end are pulled in different directions thereby activating the alarm when the elongating member is extended.

Improvements in fall protection are disclosed, including a method for providing fall protection for human and non-human loads in elevated environments. The load is equipped with a safety harness and lanyard apparatus having first and second lanyards attached thereto. A method is disclosed for providing fall protection for human and non-human loads in an elevated environment wherein the load is primarily supported by an aerial lift vehicle or structure generally adjacent to a second structure. The method includes the steps of: (1) connecting a safety lanyard apparatus to the load, said safety lanyard apparatus including first and second lanyards, each of said first and second lanyards having one end connected to the load and an opposing connectable free end, said first lanyard incorporating a means for automatic release of said connectable free end thereof in response to a predetermined tensional force; (2) connecting said first lanyard connectable free end to the aerial lift vehicle; (3) connecting said second lanyard connectable free end the structure, whereby the application of a tensional force, greater than or equal to a predetermined force, to said first and second lanyard ends results in activation of said means for automatic release thereby separating said connectable free end of said first lanyard from said safety lanyard apparatus thereby leaving said load suspended from said structure.

In one aspect of the invention, a vacuum anchor assembly for anchoring a fall protection system to a surface of an anchorage structure comprises an anchor member having an air input connector, a venturi, and a seal member incorporated into the anchor member. The air input connector is configured and arranged to receive air from a pressurized air source. The venturi is in fluid communication with the air input connector and is configured and arranged to receive air and create a vacuum therefrom. The seal member is in fluid communication with the venturi and is configured and arranged to receive the vacuum and resulting suction and create a seal between the anchor member and the surface of the anchorage structure sufficient to operatively connect the anchor member to the surface of the anchorage structure with the vacuum and resulting suction created within the anchor member.

A line connector for a personal fall protection system includes a carabiner having a loop portion that at least partially defines an opening. The opening is configured to receive a mating component of the personal fall protection system. The line connector also includes at least one sensor. Each at least one sensor includes a coil disposed around the loop portion of the carabiner. The line connector further includes a control unit coupled to the at least one sensor. The control unit is operable to send an excitation signal to the at least one sensor and determine whether the line connector is coupled to the mating component based on a response signal received from the at least one sensor.

The invention relates to the field of elevator equipment manufacturing technology, and particularly relates to a vertical-lifting elevator anti-falling protection device. The reasons of elevator falling mainly lie in the drop or breakage of a steel wire rope, overload operation, speed measurement and limiting device and equipment failure, and the elevator falling rarely happens. In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the invention provides a vertical-lifting elevator anti-falling protection device independent from the existing safety guarantee system. The device provided by the invention consists of a brake box embedded into a shaft wall and a fixing rack fixed on the side surface of a car. When an elevator falls, a brake instruction is given manually or by a speed sensor, an electromagnet in the brake box adsorbs a movable slider so that the teeth of the movable slider are meshed with the teeth of the fixing rack, the teeth of the fixing rack collide with the teeth of the movable slider repeatedly, and the impact force of the falling car is absorbed by a spring set; and when the kinetic energy is completely absorbed and the speed approaches to zero, the resistance against the brake box is greater than the total gravity of the car, thus a soft landing process of the car is formed to realize the brake of the car.

An anchoring system includes an anchor member to anchor the lifeline and at least one extending unit to extend the anchor member out to a working position beyond (horizontally) and above (vertically) an edge to provide for an overhead anchoring point. The anchoring system preferably further includes a support to which the extending unit is attached. The support immobilizes the overhead anchoring system so that the anchor member remains at the working position (even in the case of a fall by the worker). A method of anchoring a fall protection lifeline for use by a worker working at or beyond an edge includes the steps: elevating an anchor member to position the lifeline above the head of a worker and supporting the anchor member at the working position. The method can also include the step of extending the anchor member to a working position horizontally beyond and above the edge.

A rope grab for a vertical fall protection system is provided. The rope grab includes a housing with an elongated member passage. The elongated member passage is configured to receive an elongated member. A locking cam is pivotally coupled to the housing and selectively engages an elongated member received in the elongated member passage. A cam biasing member positioned to provide a relatively slight biasing force on the locking cam in a direction towards an elongated member received in the elongated member passage. A locking arm, pivotally coupled to the housing, has a first end that is configured to be coupled to a safety harness of a user and a second end that selectively engages the locking cam to lock the locking cam on an elongated member in the elongated member passage during a fall event.

A skylight fall protection safety panel formed from a single sheet of metal having a predetermined surface area A1 and a plurality of apertures are punched out of at least one central perimeter surface area A3. A2 is as great as or greater than 0.60A1. The shape of the apertures can take many different forms but they would have a greatest width D1 that is less than 2.0 inches. The central perforated portion has a sufficient number of apertures of a sufficient size that 50 percent of A2 is open to pass light therethrough. The sheet metal safety panel would be secured under an existing fiberglass skylight panel. The sheet panel can also be corrugated to match translucent skylight panels that are corrugated. The sheet metal panel can also be inserted into a mold or cast with a top layer of resin material and a bottom layer of resin material and also having the central perforated portion apertures filled with resin. This assembled structure functions both as a skylight panel and also as a fall protection safety panel that will prevent workers stepping on the top of the assembled structure from falling therethrough and injuring themselves.

A fall protection arrangement including a rotatable hub and a lifeline having a first end attached to the hub and a second end for removable attachment to a user, an engagement mechanism to prevent rotation of the hub upon activation, and a braking arrangement to brake the payout of the lifeline during a fall event.

A fall protection harness that includes: an adjustable belt having a front, a back, a first side and a second side; a tie-in point; a first weight supporting loop having a first front section connected to the front of the belt and a first back section connected to the back of the belt; a second weight supporting loop having a second front section connected to the front of the belt and a second back section connected to the back of the belt; a first lateral member extending between the first front section and the first back section; and a second lateral member extending between the second front section and the second back section. The weight supporting loops and the lateral members define openings that are adapted to encircle a wearer's legs, and the back sections are adapted to support the wearer's lower back and / or buttocks.

A preferred embodiment alarm device for use with fall protection equipment includes an elongating member, an alarm, an activation member, and a connecting member. The elongating member has a first end and a second end and extends in length as the first end and the second end are pulled in different directions. The alarm is operatively connected to the first end of the elongating member, and the activation member is releasably connected to the alarm. The activation member activates the alarm when disconnected from the alarm. The connecting member interconnects the activation member and the second end of the elongating member, and the activation member becomes disconnected from the alarm when the elongating member is extended in length as the first end and the second end are pulled in different directions thereby activating the alarm when the elongating member is extended.

A fall arresting system includes the braking mechanism mounted to a strap on the back of a harness worn by a user. The webbing used in the braking system is stored in a housing mounted to a waist belt of the harness. The webbing passes through a ring to redirect the webbing from the housing to the brake.

Apparatus for dispensing a rolled fabric across the width of at least two longitudinal structural supports. In some embodiments, apparatus which is capable of forming a fall protection system which conforms to OSHA standards when constructing metal insulated roof systems.

A foothold system for attachment to a fall protection device includes at least one foot upon which a user can rest a foot and an attachment member in operative connection with the foot seating. The attachment member is adapted to attach to the fall protection device (for example, a safety harness, a safety belt or a lanyard).

A fall-protection system and method are described. The system has at least one sensor for sensing if the person is falling and for outputting a status signal. The system also has a processor configured for receiving the status signal from the at least one sensor, and for outputting a corresponding command signal. The system also has a support for the at least one sensor and the processor, the support being portable by the person. The system also has a fall-protection device mountable to the support and configured for receiving the command signal from the processor. The fall-protection device has inflatable membranes, at least some of which are deployable as elongated extensions so to protect a part of the person by forming a substantially flower-like enclosure before said part contacts the ground surface. The fall-protection device is deployable upon the processor outputting a command signal indicative that the person is falling.

The invention provides a portable electronic device, which comprises a shell, a ballonet, an air charging device, a falling detection device, and a controlling device, wherein the lateral surface of the shell is provided with an accommodating groove; the air charging device is arranged in the shell, is connected with the ballonet and is used for charging air for the ballonet to unfold the ballonet; when in a folded state, the ballonet is accommodated in the accommodating groove, and the ballonet extends out of the accommodating groove and is unfolded after charging; the falling detection device is used for detecting whether the portable electronic device falls or not and sending a detection signal when the portable electronic device falls; and the controlling device is used for responding to the detection signal to control the air charging device to charge the air for the ballonet so as to reduce the damage to the portable electronic device caused by the falling. The invention also provides a falling protection method for the portable electronic device.

A fall protection apparatus includes a single longitudinally extending rigid rail onto which two laterally spaced apart moveable lanyard anchorages are mounted. The rail has a generally H-shaped cross-section with opposing vertically oriented first and second tracks laterally spaced apart by a connecting member extending between the tracks and substantially continuously along the length of the tracks The apparatus is attached to a structure by a support member, such as an overhead or lower support member, with the support member being attached to an upper or lower surface of the connecting member respectively. Each anchorage is adapted to be independently moveable along the length of one of the tracks, with the tracks being sufficiently spaced apart to permit the anchorages to freely pass by each other and the attachment point.

Embodiments of the invention provide a fall protection system having first and second truss members, at a first distance from each other; first and second slotted housings at a second distance from each other, each housing defining a first track therein; a first plurality of connecting members connecting the first truss member to the first housing; a second plurality of connecting members connecting the second truss member to the second housing; and a first plurality of cross members connecting the first housing to the second housing. Some fall protection systems include at least two spaced apart support members and may have a length ranging from about 10 feet to about 2,000 feet in length.

A safety apparatus for use on an elevated surface, for providing fall protection for multiple elevated surface configurations, so as to adaptably secure a safe work environment, the safety apparatus comprising a base member, wherein the base member includes a vertical mounting surface and a horizontal mounting surface, a stanchion, a first vertical clamping surface near the base of the stanchion, an adjustable clamp arm having a second clamping surface, wherein the clamp arm is operable to be attached to the stanchion in a horizontal slab clamp configuration, and at least one bracket operable to receive a horizontal fall protection barrier.

An anchoring system includes an anchor member to anchor the lifeline and at least one extending unit to extend the anchor member out to a working position beyond (horizontally) and above (vertically) an edge to provide for an overhead anchoring point. The anchoring system preferably further includes a support to which the extending unit is attached. The support immobilizes the overhead anchoring system so that the anchor member remains at the working position (even in the case of a fall by the worker). A method of anchoring a fall protection lifeline for use by a worker working at or beyond an edge includes the steps: elevating an anchor member to position the lifeline above the head of a worker and supporting the anchor member at the working position. The method can also include the step of extending the anchor member to a working position horizontally beyond and above the edge.