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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Latchways Plc, Devizes, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Latchways plc, Devizes, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/10 (2006.01); A62B 35/00 (2006.01); A62B 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/10 (2013.01); A62B 35/0093 (2013.01); A62B 35/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fall arrest device, such as a self-retracting lanyard (or lifeline) including: a rotatable drum for winding a lifeline; and a brake arrangement comprising a rotatable brake body arranged to rotate in response to rotation of the drum; wherein rotation of the rotatable brake body applies a braking force to the drum as the lifeline is being retracted onto the drum.