Patent ID: 8672091
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A62B,B60R

Abstract:
1. A personnel safety apparatus for a machine having a support platform defining at least a first user access point and a second user access point, the personnel safety apparatus comprising: a rail coupled to the machine and having a first end positioned adjacent the first user access point and a second end positioned adjacent the second user access point, the rail defining a first rail path and an internal chamber; a carrier movably coupled to the rail, the carrier having a first mode, in which the carrier engages a fixed position on the rail, and a second mode, in which the carrier is permitted to move relative to the rail, the carrier further including a connector, a head slidably disposed in the internal chamber and a resilient member coupling the head to the connector, the resilient member providing a biasing force oriented to urge the head into engagement with the rail so that the carrier is normally in the first mode, wherein a manual force applied to the connector and sufficient to overcome the biasing force places the carrier in the second mode; and a tether having a first end releasably coupled to the connector of the carrier and a second end configured for attachment to a user.