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Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2019
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Matthew E. Fife, Everett, WA (US);

Ryan W. Throckmorton, Seattle, WA (US);

Harpreet Ghuman, Bothell, WA (US);

Kevin R. Krostag, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04G 5/08 (2006.01); E04G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04G 5/001 (2013.01); E04G 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A safety system alerts individuals to the presence of a floor opening in a floor grid or work platform decking that is supporting the individuals. The safety system is a passive safety system that is operatively connected to a stationary first floor panel that is adjacent a second floor panel. The safety system is automatically operated to deploy a signal flag above the first floor panel (and activate an audio warning signal) when the second floor panel is removed, exposing a floor opening adjacent the first floor panel. The deployed signal flag alerts individuals on the floor grid or work platform decking to the presence of the floor opening.


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