Self-locking webbing connectable device attachment plate

摘要

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a safety interface device that securely attaches to a length of webbing, while simultaneously providing a plurality of non-intersecting apertures to couple to a corresponding plurality of safety devices. In some embodiments, the safety interface device may be retrofitted to a closed webbing on a pre-fabricated safety harness. In some exemplary embodiments, the element may be opened and closed by providing two pivotably coupled plates, permitting the webbing to be installed when the plates are opened, and secured when the plates are closed. Various embodiments, for example, provide a securing pin which automatically locks the device to the webbing when the device is closed around the webbing. In some embodiments, the device will be again locked in a secondary fashion whenever a safety device is attached to the interface plate. Thus, at least two distinct actions may be required to open the device.

主权项

1. A fall-protection safety apparatus for connecting a webbed safety harness to other devices, the apparatus comprising:
two pivotably-coupled complementary plates that slidably contact each other and rotate about a shared pivot between an open position and a closed position, each plate comprising:
a mating surface, upon which the slidable rotation occurs;a plurality of device apertures, which are disposed so as to align with the corresponding plurality of device apertures of the complementary plate in the closed position, and when a device is inserted through one plate's device aperture and its aligned complementary plate's device aperture the complementary plates become locked in the closed position by the device; andan arm with a distal end, which meets a distal end of the complementary plate's arm in the closed position so as to form an attachment aperture to secure the webbing, and which allows a webbing to be introduced in the open position; and a spring-loaded securing pin, which automatically locks the complementary plates in the closed position when the plates are rotated into that closed position, wherein in both the open and closed positions, at least one end of each of the plates remains in slidable contact with the other plate at a location other than the pivot point.