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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Steve Huseth, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bradley Rohlf, Lakeville, MN (US);
Michael Fegley, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven Joseph Sharp, Pleasantville, PA (US);
Cinnamon C. Deets, Cooperstown, PA (US);
William A. Zachar, Jr., Franklin, PA (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A weight bearing fall protection connector includes a first connection member configured to attach the connector to a piece of fall protection equipment, and a second connection member configured to attach the connector to another piece of all equipment, with the connection members fixed to each other to transfer the weight of a worker in a fall event and for movement relative to each other between a ready position and a fall position. The connector further includes a breakable component having a retaining condition wherein the component maintains the members in a ready position and broken condition wherein the component allows the members to move to their fall position. The connector further includes a wireless fall indicator including a wireless transmitter and a switch configured to activate the wireless transmitter in response to movement of the members from the ready position to the fall position.