| 摘要 |
There is provided height rescue apparatus comprising a casing 9 which incorporates a bracket (3, Fig 2) for attachment to a harness (2, Fig 1). The bracket can be releasably attached to a load element 11 which is attached to a safety line (10, Fig 3) which in turn can be attached to a secure anchorage. There is also a release means in the form of a pull cord 38 for releasing the load element 11 from the bracket 4 after a fall and speed control means 23,24 for controlling the rate of deployment of an elongate element stored within the casing 9 and thus controlling the descent of a user 1. A variety of different release mechanisms are disclosed in the application. |
