Patent ID: 6269904
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A fall protection system comprising at least two spaced apart support members, a rigid rail assembly mounted to said support members to be positioned over a work area, a trolley slideable along said rail assembly, a lanyard suspended from said trolley, and a harness connected to an end of said lanyard and adapted to be worn by a worker;said support members being spaced at least 10 feet apart and supporting said rail assembly above a structure to be traversed;said rail assembly including a truss member suspended from said support members and a beam suspended from said truss member; said truss member including a truss frame having a first frame member and a second frame member; said first and second frame members extending generally horizontally substantially the full length of said beam and being horizontally spaced apart from each other and spaced vertically above said beam; said truss including a plurality of connecting members extending between said first and second frame members; said beam having a generally horizontal web and defining a track; said trolley being slideable along said track; said rail assembly being capable of arresting a workers fall with substantially no deflection of the rail assembly; the rail assembly transmitting the forces from the worker's fall to the support members, and applying substantially vertical forces to the support members.