Patent ID: 6929094

Claim:
A fall restraint system to be used for a ladder system, where the ladder system comprises a platform, a ladder extending upwardly from said platform, a safety cage extending around said ladder and having a cage element located at a first elevation above said platform, a guard rail extending at least partly around said platform and having a rail element positioned at an elevation above said platform and below said cage element so that there is an open region located between said rail element and said cage element, said fall restraint system comprising: a) a plurality of restraint sections located at spaced locations at said open region, each restraint section comprising: i) an elongate restraint component having first and second end portions and arranged to be positioned between said cage element and said rail element; ii) a rail connecting component arranged to mechanically attach the first end portion of the restraint component to the rail element; iii) a cage connecting component arranged to mechanically attach the second end of the portion of the restraint component to the cage element; b) said restraint component being arranged to be able to be extended or retracted to enable it to be joined to the cage element and rail element so that when the rail element and the cage element are at different positions relative to one another, the restraint section can be extended or retracted as needed to made a proper connection to said rail element and said cage element.