Tether system, guide element for use in a tether system, traveller line for use in the tether system, and method for tethered walking

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EP 1 818 480 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	15.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/33

(21)	Application number: 07102305.5

(22)	Date of filing: 13.02.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E04G 21/32^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

14.02.2006 NL 1031145

(71)	Applicant: GéBé Gebiedsbegrenzing B.V.
	1506 CK Zaandam (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	TER HORST, Petrus Johannus 1114 BC, Diemen (NL) BARTELS, Johan Stephan 3421 BK, Oudewater (NL)

(74)	Representative: van Loon, C.J.J.
	Vereenigde Johan de Wittlaan 7 2517 JR Den Haag 2517 JR Den Haag (NL)

(54)	Tether system, guide element for use in a tether system, traveller line for use in the tether system, and method for tethered walking

(57) A tether system for use on a roof (2), wherein the system (1) has a guide (3) provided on the roof (2), wherein the guide (3) is arranged for tethering a user (G) in order to allow the user (G) to just reach the edges (4) of the roof (2), characterized in that the guide (3) has a shape which realizes that the edges (4) of the roof (2) are also reachable by the user in the corners (5) of the roof (2), without it being possible for the user to fall over the edge (4). Guide element (3) for use in such a tether system (1), to a traveling line for use in the said tether system (1) and to a method for tethered walking.

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