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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Bob Thornton, Balch Springs, TX (US);
Chyau Tzeng, Arlington, TX (US);
Brian Mesing, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kevin Knott, Arlington, TX (US);
Mark Wiinikka, Hurst, TX (US);
Edith Richard, St-Jerome, CA;
David Platz, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Joshua Edler, Colleyville, TX (US);
Sarah Villanueva, Colleyville, TX (US);
Thomas Mast, Carrollton, TX (US);
Joseph Leachman, Keller, TX (US);
Daniel John Burns, Fort Worth, TX (US);
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a safety apparatus and method for protecting users during maintenance operations for a rotorcraft comprising: at least one permanent, semi-permanent, or detachable safety bar, strap, fastener, hook, or loop that is attached or attachable to a rotorcraft, wherein the safety bar, strap, fastener, hook, or loop is positioned in an area or surface between a windshield of the rotorcraft and a tail boom of the rotorcraft and is connectable to a user safety device to provide fall protection from the area or surface.