Auburn University

Jim Flaniken

David Dyer

Chris Gaddes

Tyler Sherer

David Carrell

Paul Holley

Carson Cooper

Matthew Sasser

Russell Brumfield

Phillip Sparks

Wesley Jernigan

Zack Kohrman

Steve Byrd

Kartik Goyal

Shay Hunsucker

Daniel Hughes

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

Marlboro, MA, United States of America

Jim Flaniken