Lifeline Connector for Use with Self-Retracting Lifeline with Disconnectable Lifeline
First Claim
1. A lifeline connector assembly for releasably interconnecting a first portion and a second portion of a lifeline, the first portion including a first distal end to which a first stop is operatively connected, the second portion including a second distal end to which a second stop is operatively connected, comprising:
- a first stop operatively connected to the first distal end;
a second stop operatively connected to the second distal end; and
a receiving member operatively connected to the second stop and configured and arranged to receive at least a portion of the first stop thereby interconnecting the first portion and the second portion.
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Abstract
A lifeline connector assembly for releasably interconnecting a first portion and a second portion of a lifeline, the first portion including a first distal end to which a first stop is operatively connected, the second portion including a second distal end to which a second stop is operatively connected, comprises a first stop operatively connected to the first distal end, a second stop operatively connected to the second distal end, and a receiving member operatively connected to the second stop and configured and arranged to receive at least a portion of the first stop thereby interconnecting the first portion and the second portion.
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17 Claims
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1. A lifeline connector assembly for releasably interconnecting a first portion and a second portion of a lifeline, the first portion including a first distal end to which a first stop is operatively connected, the second portion including a second distal end to which a second stop is operatively connected, comprising:
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a first stop operatively connected to the first distal end; a second stop operatively connected to the second distal end; and a receiving member operatively connected to the second stop and configured and arranged to receive at least a portion of the first stop thereby interconnecting the first portion and the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lifeline assembly, comprising:
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a lifeline including a first lifeline portion and a second lifeline portion, the first lifeline portion including a first distal end to which a first stop is operatively connected, the second lifeline portion including a second distal end to which a second stop is operatively connected; and a connector including a first connector portion and a second connector portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion configured and arranged to receive and operatively connect the first stop and the second stop. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of replacing a portion of a lifeline, the lifeline including a first portion and a second portion releasably connectable with a connector, the first portion being operatively connected to a drum rotatable within a housing of a self-retracting lifeline, the second portion being replaceable, comprising:
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paying out the lifeline to expose the connector; disconnecting at least one of the first portion and the second portion from the connector thereby disconnecting the second portion from the first portion; obtaining a replacement second portion; and connecting the replacement second portion and the first portion with the connector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification