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

Claim 0:
1. A protective equipment for protecting a person, the protective equipment comprising: a securing device, which is wearable by the person, having a securing system for protecting the person from a fall, a sensor device for detecting a distance between the person and a reference point, wherein the sensor device is coupled with the securing system in such a way that upon detecting 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 from the fall; 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, wherein the wearable securing device is connected to a rope, wherein the securing system is configured to control a length of the rope between the wearable securing device and a securing point for fixing the rope, such that the distance between the person and the reference point is kept below the threshold value, wherein the securing device is coupled to the sensor device in such a way that the length of the rope is controllable by at least one of a rope brake of the securing device and a drivable rope winch of the securing device.