Fall arrest system

摘要

A personal fall arrest system including a safety harness with a tie-off point low at the back and elastomeric bands at the leg apertures to protect the femoral arteries of a wearer in the event of a fall. The system also includes an energy-absorbing lanyard contained within a cover and connected on opposing ends to a pair of non-conductive self-closing and self-locking hooks.

主权项

1. A fall arrest system comprising a knitted harness, said harness defining a front section and a rear section, a zipper positioned on said harness front section and oriented longitudinally thereto, a plurality of stitches, said front and rear sections affixed with said stitches oriented longitudinally relative to said harness, first and second tie-off straps, said first tie-off strap attached to said rear section and is folded perpendicularly relative to said rear section to form a loop and is curved under itself to reattach to said rear section, said second tie-off strap attached to said rear section and connects to said first tie-off strap, folds thereover such that said first tie-off strap is positioned within the fold of said second tie-off strap, and attaches back to said rear section, a pair of lanyard straps, said pair of lanyard straps attached to one another to form a lanyard, and a pair of hooks, said hooks attached to opposing ends of said lanyard, whereby one of said hooks engages said loop.