Patent ID: 11959291
Assignee: CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A fall protection system for a substation transformer, the substation transformer having a top surface with a lip extending about at least a portion of a periphery of the top surface, the system comprising:
a corner mounting assembly configured to couple at or adjacent to a corner of the substation transformer, the corner mounting assembly including a corner mounting element, a lifting hook mount configured to be arranged at each corner of the substation transformer, the lifting hook mount being configured to couple with the corner mounting assembly, the corner mounting assembly including a housing having a slot sized to receive the lifting hook mount and a lock member movably coupled to the housing and positioned to releasably engage the lifting hook mount, a clamp that is threadably engaged with the housing, the clamp being configured to move the lock member between a released position where the lock member is not engaged with the lifting hook mount, and a locked position where the lock member is engaged with the lifting hook mount, wherein the corner mounting assembly further includes a pair of slide elements disposed within the housing and arranged on opposite sides of the slot, the lock member being slidably coupled to the slide elements;
a corner post arranged in the corner mounting element of the corner mounting assembly;
a side mounting assembly having a u-shaped bracket sized to engage the lip, the side mounting assembly having a first clamp positioned to engage the lip, the side mounting assembly further having a side mounting element;
a side post arranged in the side mounting element of the side mounting assembly; and
a plurality of horizontal posts configured to couple with at least one of the corner post and the side post, wherein each of the corner mounting element and the side mounting element include a cable mounting device having an opening, the cable mounting device being configured to receive and support a cable.