Fall protection restraint apparatus
First Claim
1. A fall protection restraint apparatus adapted to be secured to a building during construction comprising,a) a base resting on a floor surface of a building during construction, b) a plurality of poles with a first pole connected to the base and subsequent poles nested together sequentially, as construction height requires, thus forming a structurally sound column, wherein each pole having a distal socket on one end, wherein said distal socket on an uppermost pole is defined as a tee-shaped end cap having a plurality of lanyard hooks, c) a plurality of support cables connected between the poles and a building under construction to horizontally support the column by forming a guyed matrix, d) at least one retractable lifeline lanyard attached to the column, thereby allowing the lanyard to expand and retract freely until a sudden tug impedes and secures the lanyard'"'"'s movement, and e) at least one fall arrest harness connected to the lanyard such that securement is provided to a construction worker wearing the harness, in the event of a fall the lanyard limits and maintains the minimal distance between the worker and the column, thus precluding a fall to the surface below.
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Abstract
A fall protection restraint apparatus that is utilized during building construction comprising a base (20) that rests on the lowest floor surface of a building during construction. A number of poles (36) are connected to the base sequentially, as construction height requires, to form a structurally sound column. Support cables (40) are connected between the poles and the building under construction to horizontally support the column by forming a guyed matrix. A retractable lifeline lanyard (48) is attached to D-rings on the end cap (54) on the uppermost pole (36b), thereby allowing the lanyard to expand and retract freely until a sudden tug impedes and secures the lanyard'"'"'s movement. A construction worker (50) wears a fall arrest harness (52) that is connected to the lanyard, thus providing protection. In the event of a fall, the lanyard limits and maintains the minimal distance between the worker and the column, thereby precluding a fall to the surface below.
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16 Claims
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1. A fall protection restraint apparatus adapted to be secured to a building during construction comprising,
a) a base resting on a floor surface of a building during construction, b) a plurality of poles with a first pole connected to the base and subsequent poles nested together sequentially, as construction height requires, thus forming a structurally sound column, wherein each pole having a distal socket on one end, wherein said distal socket on an uppermost pole is defined as a tee-shaped end cap having a plurality of lanyard hooks, c) a plurality of support cables connected between the poles and a building under construction to horizontally support the column by forming a guyed matrix, d) at least one retractable lifeline lanyard attached to the column, thereby allowing the lanyard to expand and retract freely until a sudden tug impedes and secures the lanyard'"'"'s movement, and e) at least one fall arrest harness connected to the lanyard such that securement is provided to a construction worker wearing the harness, in the event of a fall the lanyard limits and maintains the minimal distance between the worker and the column, thus precluding a fall to the surface below.
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15. A fall protection restraint apparatus adapted to be secured to a residential or a multiple building during construction comprising,
a base resting on a floor surface of a building during construction, a plurality of poles with a first pole connected to the base and subsequent poles nested together sequentially, as construction height requires, thus forming a structurally sound rigid columns, wherein each pole having a distal socket on one end, wherein said distal socket on an uppermost pole is defined as a tee-shaped end can having a plurality of lanyard hooks, a plurality of support cables connected between the poles and the building under construction to horizontally support the column by forming a guyed matrix, at least one lanyard attached to the column, and a fall arrest harness connected to the lanyard such that securement is provided to a construction worker wearing the harness, in the event of a fall the lanyard limits and maintains the minimal distance between the worker and the column, thus precluding a fall to the surface below.
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16. A fall protection restraint apparatus adapted to be secured to a residential or a multiple building during construction comprising,
a base resting on a floor surface of a building during construction, a pole connected to the base having a height, as construction requires to form a rigid column, said pole having a distal socket defined as a tee-shaped end cap having a plurality of lanyard hooks, a plurality of support cables connected between the poles and the building under construction to horizontally support the column, at least one lanyard attached to the column, and a harness connected to the lanyard such that securement is provided to a construction worker wearing the harness, in the event of a fall the lanyard maintains the distance between the worker and the column.
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