Patent ID: 6457556
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A damping element for a catching device for preventing a user from falling from a ladder or, a landing, the user being secured to the catching device by a catching belt which is secured to the catching device, the damping element damping the catching impact in the event of a fall, wherein the damping element comprises a first end adapted to be connected to a carriage of the catching device and a lug disposed at a second end adapted to be connected to the catching belt, the damping element being releasably fixed in a non-rectilinear shape by at least one frangible link dimensioned for releasing the damping element from its non-rectilinear shape when a certain load is applied, so that it can damp the catching impact, and wherein said damping element is bent upwards in an S-shape in a first bend of about 180Â° and then downwards in a second bend of about 180Â° and the two bends are each fixed by a frangible link.