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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Mike Mcneilly, Gilbert, AZ (US);
James Richardson, Mesa, AZ (US);
Don Way, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Cleveland Electric Laboratories Co., Twinsburg, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed comprising a platform operable to support a human. The apparatus also includes at least one cable suspending the platform. The apparatus also includes an elongation sensor engaged with the at least one cable. The elongation sensor is operable to emit a signal in response to elongation of the at least one cable. A method of using the apparatus is also disclosed. The method includes the step of positioning the platform adjacent to one of a machine and a path along which the machine moves. The method also includes the step of detecting a mass on the platform by emitting the signal from the elongation sensor in response to elongation of the at least one cable. The method also includes the step of disengaging the machine in response to the detecting step.