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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Latchways Plc, Wiltshire, GB;
Inventors:
Owain Jones, Wiltshire, GB;
Karl Jones, Wiltshire, GB;
Assignee:
Latchways PLC, Devizes, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/08 (2006.01); A62B 35/04 (2006.01); A62B 35/00 (2006.01); E04G 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/087 (2013.01); A62B 35/0068 (2013.01); A62B 35/04 (2013.01); E04G 21/3204 (2013.01); E04G 21/329 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety device for use in a fall arrest or fall safety system includes an energy absorber to absorb energy in the event of a fall or other impulse event. The energy absorber is a resilient element (such as a tolerance ring) providing an interference fit between a first component of the device and a second component of the device. In the event of a fall arrestor other impulse event, the first and second components effect movement relative to one another, the interference fit being overcome, and the resilient element/tolerance ring acting to resist the relative movement thereby absorbing energy.