Patent ID: 8413763

Claim:
An apparatus for coupling and maintaining a rescue line from a user to a structural attach point, comprising: a housing configured for attachment to, and wearing by, a user; a spool retained in said housing and configured with a predetermined length of line having a proximal end coupled to said spool and configured for being retained as windings on said spool; a retraction mechanism, within said housing, coupled to said spool which is configured for extending line from said spool in response to application of an extension force; a retraction brake mechanism, coupled to said retraction mechanism, configured for stopping line retraction in response to said housing becoming disengaged from the user; a multi-attach anchor head coupled to the distal end of said length of line and configured with a twist-lock engagement mechanism for anchoring to a door and frame, or other structural member, as an attachment point within a structure; and a beacon assembly disposed on said multi-attach anchor head and configured for outputting a light pattern to facilitate user locating of the attachment point within the structure.