The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Ross Balquist, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
Thomas W. Parker, Jamestown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ross Balquist, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
Thomas W. Parker, Jamestown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/08 (2006.01); A62B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lifeline system includes a lifeline and a hub around which the lifeline is coiled. The hub deforms to absorb energy at a predetermined level of force exerted thereon by the lifeline. For example, the hub can be deformable to absorb energy so that a peak fall arrest force in a drop test of the lifeline system with a 220 pound mass attached to the lifeline over a distance of up to 6.56 feet is not more than 1900 pounds. In several embodiments, the peak fall arrest force is no more than 1500 pounds or no more than 1349 pounds.