Patent ID: 8875839

Claim:
A fall restraint system comprising: A) a retractor assembly having a housing assembly mounted onto an aerial apparatus; said aerial apparatus being a ladder capable of extending and retracting; B) a base pulley assembly; C) a cable having first and second ends, said cable partially stored within said housing assembly, whereby said first end is fixed within said housing assembly; and D) tensioning means configured to keep a predetermined tension on said cable while said cable extends and retracts with said aerial apparatus as said aerial apparatus extends and retracts between a retracted position and an extended position respectively, said tensioning means comprises at least one spring member mounted onto a first supporting pin within said housing assembly, said at least one spring member is secured to a first pulley assembly, a second pulley assembly is mounted onto a second supporting pin within said housing assembly, said second end of said cable is threaded around said first and second pulley assemblies, said cable passes through said housing assembly, wherein said cable is threaded around said base pulley assembly, and is fixed onto said aerial apparatus.