Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fall protection device and adjustment mechanism therefor
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Application No.: US15392842Application Date: 2016-12-28
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Publication No.: US10207128B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Mitchell H. Hetrich
- Applicant: MSA Technology, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA Cranberry Township
- Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
- Current Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Cranberry Township
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- Main IPC: A62B1/08
- IPC: A62B1/08 ; A62B35/00 ; A62B1/10 ; A62B1/18

Abstract:
A fall protection device, including: a housing; a hub rotatable with respect to the housing; a line wrapped around the hub and configured to pay out from and retract into the housing, an engagement mechanism configured to prevent rotation of the hub and further payout of the line; and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a length of the line paid out from the housing, the adjustment mechanism comprising: (i) at least one gear attached to the housing; (ii) a pivot having a track configured to interact with the at least one gear and pivot as the at least one gear rotates; and (iii) an arm configured to urge at least a portion of the engagement mechanism causing it to move into an engagement position, to thereby prevent further rotation of the hub and payout of the line from the fall protection device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180178044A1 Fall Protection Device and Adjustment Mechanism Therefor Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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