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(11) | EP 2 606 939 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | System, tethering line and method for preventing a person from falling from a corner of a roof |
| (57) A system for preventing a person from falling from a corner of a roof, comprising:
a line for tethering said person to said roof; a first anchor installed on said roof
for connecting a first outer end of said line to said roof; a second anchor installed
on said roof for connecting a second outer end of said line to said roof; said anchors
being located substantially on an axis extending from said corner towards the centre
of the roof, wherein the angles between said axis and both edges of the roof which
form said corner are substantially equal; wherein said first anchor is located at
a larger distance from said corner than said second anchor; wherein said line is provided
with line regulating means, which connects a central part of the line with the part
of said line between said central part and the second outer end of the line, such
that said central part of the line with the line regulating means can travel along
said part of the line; and wherein said line is provided with securing means for connecting
the line with said person, such that said securing means can travel along said line
between said central part of said line and said second outer end of said line.
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