Global Patent Index - EP 0983776 A1

EP 0983776 A1 20000308 - Building safety system

Title (en)

Building safety system

Title (de)

Sicherheitssystem für den Bau

Title (fr)

Système de sécurité pour la construction

Publication

EP 0983776 A1 20000308 (EN)

Application

EP 99306988 A 19990902

Priority

GB 9819070 A 19980902

Abstract (en)

A method of protecting workers on elevated portions of a building comprises providing inflated bag means (10) in the interior of the building or parts thereof and/or adjacent the outside of the building or parts thereof. An air pump (11) inflates bag means (10) to provide a substantially level surface to cushion a worker falling thereon. The bag means (10) comprises a rectangular bag (10) having internal dividers (23,24) and valves (25) for controllably coupling the segments (20,21,22) together. The bag (10), or the segments (20,21,22) thereof, preferably has Internal bracing (27) for shape control. The bags (10) may be coupled together by means of pneumatic coupling means (30) and mechanical linking means (31,36,37). A cover covers the coupled bags (10). Alarm means for indicating over- and/or under-pressure may be provided. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A62B 1/22; E04G 21/32

IPC 8 full level

A62B 1/22 (2006.01); E04G 21/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A62B 1/22 (2013.01); E04G 21/3204 (2013.01); E04G 21/3271 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0983776 A1 20000308; EP 0983776 B1 20021211; AT E229358 T1 20021215; DE 69904410 D1 20030123; DE 69904410 T2 20031030; ES 2190816 T3 20030816; GB 9819070 D0 19981028

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99306988 A 19990902; AT 99306988 T 19990902; DE 69904410 T 19990902; ES 99306988 T 19990902; GB 9819070 A 19980902