Patent ID: 6354399
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A fall arrest anchor assembly suitable for operatively engaging a rail and a fall arrest hook, wherein the anchor assembly comprises a pair of anchor subassemblies each comprising:(a) an anchor body having a hook engaging portion, a rail engaging portion, an inboard side and an outboard side; (b) an inboard post connected to the inboard side of the hook engaging portion, the inboard post comprising a head; (c) an inboard post receiving aperture formed in the hook engaging portion, wherein said inboard post receiving aperture receives the inboard post of the other anchor subassembly when the anchor subassemblies are aligned proximate the rail and laterally moved together; and (d) a latch located on the outboard side of the hook engaging portion, wherein said latch reversibly latches to the inboard post head of the other anchor subassembly, whereby the anchor subassemblies are latched together and the anchor assembly is in sliding engagement with the rail.