Auburn University

Daniel Hughes

David Dyer

Jim Flaniken

Chris Gaddes

Tyler Sherer

Paul Holley

David Carrell

Shay Hunsucker

Carson Cooper

Matthew Sasser

Russell Brumfield

Phillip Sparks

Wesley Jernigan

Steve Byrd

Zack Kohrman

Kartik Goyal

The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.

Fall restraint system

Growing community of inventors

Birmingham, AL, United States of America

Daniel Hughes