Patent ID: 8997926
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A62B,E04G

Abstract:
1. A fall protection system comprising: a first substantially straight vertical support and a second substantially straight vertical support, adapted to be affixed to a scaffold frame; first and second attachment means provided on the first and second supports, said first attachment means being constructed for releasable attachment of the first and second vertical supports to the scaffold frame, said second attachment means being constructed for movable attachment at a plurality of positions along a vertical axis of said first and second supports; and a lifeline extending between said first and second vertical supports and being attached to the second attachment means, wherein said vertical supports, and said attachment means have an octagonal cross sectional profile, and wherein the attachment means are affixed to said lifeline, and further comprising grooves extending vertically along at least three sides of said vertical supports, said attachment means having extensions on at least three sides on the inside of said cross sectional profile, said extensions being configured to match the profile of said grooves, and wherein the attachment means are affixed to said lifeline.