Patent ID: 9623270
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A62B,E04G,F16M

Claim:
1. A personal safety apparatus, comprising: a base; a mast connected to the base, the mast comprising a plurality of mast sections and being vertically extendable from the base between a collapsed position and an extended position; a jib rotatably connected to the mast and movable between a first position wherein the jib is generally parallel to the mast and a second position wherein the jib extends outward from the mast, the jib further comprising a first jib arm and a second jib arm, the second jib arm movably engaged with the first jib arm, wherein the second jib arm is movable relative to the first jib arm between a first retracted position and a second extended position; an anchor point secured to the jib, the anchor point configured to connect to a cable configured to secure to a person; a user input device configured to receive input commands from a user; and a controller operably connected to the mast, and the jib, wherein upon receipt of a user input at the user input device, the controller operates the personal safety apparatus between a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein in the first configuration, the mast is in the collapsed position, the jib is in the first position, and the second jib arm is in the first retracted position; and wherein in the second configuration, the mast is in the extended position, the jib is in the second position, and the second jib arm is in the second extended position.