WEIGHT BEARING FALL PROTECTION CONNECTOR HAVING A WIRELESS FALL INDICATOR

• Main Authors: HUSETH STEVE, FEGLEY MICHAEL, ROHLF BRADLEY, SHARP STEVEN JOSEPH, DEETS CINNAMON C, ZACHAR WILLIAM A JR
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 05.02.2019
• Subjects: BLASTING; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FIRE-FIGHTING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIFE-SAVING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A weight bearing fall protection connector (10) includes a first connection member (20) configured to attach the connector to a piece of fall protection equipment, and a second connection member (22)configured to attach the connector (10) to another piece of all equipment, with the connection members (20,22) fixed to each other to transfer the weight of a worker in a fall event and for movement relative to each other between a ready position and a fall position. The connector (10) further includes a breakable component (24) having a retaining condition wherein the component (24) maintains themembers (20,22) in a ready position and broken condition wherein the component (24) allows the members (20,22) to move to their fall position. The connector (10) further includes a wireless fall indicator (26) including a wireless transmitter (28) and a switch (30) configured to activate the wireless transmitter (28) in response to movement of the members (20,22) from the ready position to the fall position. 承重坠落保护连接器（10）