Patent ID: 6112853
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E04D,E04G,E06C

Abstract:
A restraint system for protection of a building roof worker, said restraint system comprising:a building ascension device;a portable fall restraint mechanism carried by said building ascension device;a cable support structure connected to an extension section of said portable fall restraint mechanism; anda cable having a first end connected to said cable support structure, said cable having both a first section for extending upwardly from said cable support structure and a second section for extending downwardly on an opposite side of a roof, said second section terminating in a tensioning element for biasing the cable taut;wherein at least one of the first and second sections of said cable is adapted to connect to a harness secured to the worker, and wherein the second section of the cable is positioned around at least one rune of said second ladder to bias said second ladder in a safe leaning position to enable the worker to ascend said second ladder safely.