Patent ID: 6695095
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A62B,E04G

Abstract:
A fall protection restraint apparatus adapted to be secured to a building during construction comprising,a) a base resting on a floor surface of a building during construction, b) a plurality of poles with a first pole connected to the base and subsequent poles nested together sequentially, as construction height requires, thus forming a structurally sound column, wherein each pole having a distal socket on one end, wherein said distal socket on an uppermost pole is defined as a tee-shaped end cap having a plurality of lanyard hooks, c) a plurality of support cables connected between the poles and a building under construction to horizontally support the column by forming a guyed matrix, d) at least one retractable lifeline lanyard attached to the column, thereby allowing the lanyard to expand and retract freely until a sudden tug impedes and secures the lanyard's movement, and e) at least one fall arrest harness connected to the lanyard such that securement is provided to a construction worker wearing the harness, in the event of a fall the lanyard limits and maintains the minimal distance between the worker and the column, thus precluding a fall to the surface below.