Patent ID: 6467574
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A sliding member for use with a horizontal life-line including a cable extending along a wall and connected thereto by supports, said sliding member comprising:a body having a channel whereby a cable is adapted to slide within the channel; a handle adapted to receiving, one end of a lanyard whose other end is connected to a safety harness; a movable jaw adapted to form a slot in said channel to enable said sliding member to be mounted on a cable; a mechanism for holding said movable jaw slightly open in an intermediate first configuration to form the slot corresponding to a thickness whereby the thickness is adapted to be greater than a thickness of supports for a cable; a device for opening said movable jaw to increase the size of said slot in an open second configuration, whereby in the open second configuration, the sliding member is adapted to be mounted on a cable; and an element for automatically placing said sliding member in a safety configuration if traction is applied to said handle, wherein said movable jaw is pivoted so that said slot is completely blocked.