Patent ID: 11857815
Assignee: BORNACK GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 9:
10. A method for protecting a person from a fall, the method comprising:
providing a securing device wearable by the person, the securing device connected to a rope;
detecting a distance between the person and a reference point by a sensor device coupled with the securing device; and
controlling a length of the rope by at least one of a rope brake of the securing device and a drivable rope winch of the securing device,
wherein the sensor device is coupled with the securing device in such a way that when the distance between the person and the reference point is below a threshold value, the sensor device automatically sets the securing system in a securing state for protecting the person,
wherein the sensor device has a distance sensor,
wherein the distance sensor is arranged to measure a distance to at least one of the reference point and a fall edge.