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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Altec Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL (US);
Andrew W. Featherstone, Country Club, MO (US);
Jordan Desmarais, Smithville, MO (US);
Marques King, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Bryn Winger, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
David Lindquist, Cameron, MO (US);
Timothy M. Smiley, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Connor Tripp, Durham, NC (US);
Altec Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting attachment of a lanyard at a utility platform of an aerial device are described. In some embodiments, a lanyard attachment device is disposed on a utility platform. The lanyard attachment device may comprise a sensor detecting when a lanyard is attached to the lanyard attachment device. In some embodiments, the utility platform is separated from a base of the aerial device by a dielectric gap, and a light signal is indicative of the state of the lanyard attachment device. Furthermore, anti-tie-down functionality may be used to detect error or tampering of the lanyard attachment device.