Patent ID: 9480865
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A62B,A63B,E04G

Claim Text:
1. A fall arrest system comprising: a first wall attachment bracket with a center wall anchor point, and further comprising a left and a right wall anchor point slideably attached to said first wall attachment bracket, each of the anchor points of the first wall attachment bracket configured to be anchored to a first wall by a bolt passing through at least one hole to allow for attachment to a first set of vertical wall studs with varying spacing between said first set of vertical wall studs, with said first wall attachment bracket configured for horizontal placement across said first set of vertical wall studs in a building, said first wall attachment bracket further comprising at least one line attachment point; a second wall attachment bracket with a center wall anchor point, and further comprising a left and a right wall anchor point slideably attached to said second wall attachment bracket, each of the anchor points of the second wall attachment bracket configured to be anchored to a second wall by a bolt passing through at least one hole to allow for attachment to a second set of vertical wall studs with varying spacing between said second set of vertical wall studs, with said second wall attachment bracket configured for horizontal placement across said second set of vertical wall studs on the second wall positioned opposite to said first wall which said first wall attachment bracket is attached, said second wall attachment bracket further comprising at least one line attachment point; a support line with a first end and a second end respectively configured to attach to said line attachment points on said first and second wall attachment brackets; a harness configured for wear by a user of said system; a harness line reel comprising a speed brake and a harness line with a first end attachable to said harness, the harness line reel configured to slideably attach to said support line, said harness line reel configured to store the harness line on said reel and feed out said harness line from said reel, and the speed brake being configured to stop said feed out of the harness line as a result of a maximum speed of said feed out being sensed; said system configured to provide fall protection to said user wearing said harness by braking said feed out of said harness line when the maximum speed of said feed out of the harness line is reached as a result of a fall of said user.