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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne L Olson, Central Point, OR (US);
Gary E Choate, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Rose Systems, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
182 18 ; 182-3 ;
Abstract
A shock absorbing device for a generally horizonal lifeline wherein one end of the lifeline is mounted at fixed location, the other end of the lifeline is connected to one end of the shock absorbing device, one end of a turnbuckle is connected to the other end of the shock absorbing device and the other end of the turnbuckle is mounted at a fixed location. The shock absorbing device has a frangible bolt that breaks when a predetermined amount of force is applied thereto, which force is then absorbed by shock absorbing device. Also, shock absorbing devices are used to connect electric power cables to spaced apart supports.