Patent ID: 7992680

Claim:
A fall protection system comprising: a longitudinally extending solid, non-tubular, rigid rail having first and second rail ends, the rail having substantially vertically oriented first and second tracks, the first and second tracks being laterally spaced apart by a substantially horizontally oriented connecting member extending between and continuously along the length of the first and second tracks between the first and second rail ends for forming a single contiguous rail having an H-shaped cross-section, the connecting member having an upper surface providing two or more attachment points spaced longitudinally along the length of the rail between the first and second rail ends and between the first and second tracks; two or more support members spaced longitudinally along the rail and between the first and second rail ends, the two or more support members attached to the two or more attachment points for rigidly suspending the rail in place; and first and second moveable anchorages mounted on the first and second tracks for movement from the first rail end to the second rail end respectively, wherein the first and second tracks are sufficiently spaced apart to permit the first and second anchorages to pass by each other and by the two or more support members unimpeded while moving along their respective tracks between the first and second rail ends, and wherein the single contiguous rail resists lateral torsional buckling when subject to a vertical load by one or both of the first or second anchorages.