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Latchways Plc

Keyguard Limited

Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh

Peter Nott

Julian Elwyn Renton

Marcus Hamilton Lloyd Douglas

A traveller for a fall arrest system including a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking to the bore to the exterior of the body. A load member is connected to the body for pivotal movement relative to the body and suitable for attachment to fall safety equipment. The body has a center of gravity positioned so that when the traveller is supported on a safety line passing through the bore, the body will be urged by gravity to rotate about the safety line towards a position in which the slot has a predetermined orientation relative to the safety line.

Safety line traveller and support

A support for a safety line of a fall arrest system includes a support section having a tube through which the safety line extends, an arm for attachment to a structure, an arm that is narrower than the support and that mounts the tube on the attachment, and at least one guide surface for rotating a traveller on the safety line for movement past the support.

A traveller for a fall arrest system including a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking the bore to the exterior of the body. A load member is connected to the body for pivotal movement relative to the body and suitable for attachment to fall safety equipment. The body has a center of gravity positioned so that when the traveller is supported on a safety line passing through the bore, the body will be urged by gravity to rotate about the safety line towards a position in which the slot has a predetermined orientation relative to the safety line.

An energy absorber comprises a housing (), a store () of plastically deformable material () mounted in the housing and having an endstop (), an attachment () for attaching the energy absorber to a structure, another attachment () for attaching the plastically deformable material () to a structure, and the housing mounting a pair of spaced pins () around which the deformable material () from a coil is plastically deformed in different directions in a sequential manner to absorb energy. A pair of pins () or a guide element () and a pin () are contacted by the endstop () to limit the plastic deformation.

Energy absorber

An energy absorber comprises a housing (), a store () of plastically deformable material () mounted in the housing and having an endstop (), an attachment () for attaching the energy absorber to a structure, another attachment () for attaching the plastically deformable material () to a structure, and the housing mounting a pair of spaced pins () around which the deformable material () from a coil is plastically deformed in different directions in a sequential manner to absorb energy. The endstop () limits the plastic deformation.

An apparatus for gripping a flexible elongated member includes a housing having a base, a lever pivotally connected to the housing, and a gripping component having a gripping member. The lever is pivotally connected to the housing, and the gripping component is mounted so as to be movable relative to the housing. The gripping component, housing, and lever are arranged such that manipulation of the elongated member so as to contact the lever will cause the lever and gripping component to move relative to each other, thereby gripping or releasing the elongated member.

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Peter Nott