Patent ID: 9452910
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A62B,B66C

Claim Text:
1. A lanyard assembly ( 10 ) for lifting a rescue stretcher ( 12 ), comprising a lifting gear ( 14 ) with fastening means to be fixed at different fastening points of the rescue stretcher, and a rope assembly ( 26 ) to connect the lifting gear ( 14 ) with a lifting device, characterized in that the rope assembly ( 26 ) comprises a set of rope sections ( 32 , 44 , 46 ) to be connected serially to one another, each rope section ( 32 , 44 , 46 ) having a fixed length and a first end ( 36 ) being connectable to the lifting device and an opposite second end ( 38 ) being connectable to the first end ( 36 ) of any other rope section ( 32 , 44 , 46 ) or to the lifting gear ( 14 ), and each rope section ( 32 , 44 , 46 ) comprising at least two rope strings guided in parallel within the respective rope section ( 32 , 44 , 46 ) between its first end ( 36 ) and second end ( 38 ), characterized in that the one of the first ends ( 36 ) or second ends ( 38 ) comprise carabiners ( 30 ), and the respective other one of the first ends ( 36 ) or second ends ( 38 ) comprise plates ( 40 ) with engagement holes ( 42 ) for receiving the carabiners ( 30 ).