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(11) EP 4 234 045 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/35

(21) Application number: 23168613.0

(22) Date of filing: 01.08.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A62B 35/00(2006.01)
 A62B 35/04(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A62B 35/0075; A62B 35/0081; A62B 35/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
18186902.5 / 3603749

(71) Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SULC, David
    Morristown, 07950 (US)
  • HROUZEK, Jan
    Morristown, 07950 (US)

(74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP 
Cheapside House 138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ
London EC2V 6BJ (GB)

   


(54) FALL INDICATOR FOR FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS


(57) Apparatus and associated methods relate to fall arrester having a break-away fall indicator with an aperture aligned with an aperture of the fall arrester that supports a safety lanyard during a fall event. In an illustrative embodiment, the fall indicator may couple to a brake lever with a rivet, which may be a standard rivet, for example. The brake lever may be a component of a rope grab device. A lanyard may be secured through the aperture of the fall indicator and fall arrester with a carabiner, for example. When the fall arrester is subjected to a predetermined fall arresting force, the fall indicator may decouple from the brake lever, for example, by shearing. Upon being shed from its location, the fall indicator may advantageously indicate and alert persons (visually) that the fall protection safety harness has been subjected to a fall arresting force.







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