Steven C Sharp

US Patent:

20210031062, Feb 4, 2021

Filed:

Oct 21, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/076486

Inventors:

- Charlotte NC, US
Bradley Rohlf - Lakeville MN, US
Michael Fegley - Maple Grove MN, US
Steven Joseph Sharp - Pleasantville PA, US
Cinnamon C. Deets - Cooperstown PA, US

International Classification:

A62B 35/00

Abstract:

A weight bearing fall protection connector includes a first connection member configured to attach the connector to a piece of fall protection equipment, and a second connection member configured to attach the connector to another piece of all equipment, with the connection members fixed to each other to transfer the weight of a worker in a fall event and for movement relative to each other between a ready position and a fall position. The connector further includes a breakable component having a retaining condition wherein the component maintains the members in a ready position and broken condition wherein the component allows the members to move to their fall position. The connector further includes a wireless fall indicator including a wireless transmitter and a switch configured to activate the wireless transmitter in response to movement of the members from the ready position to the fall position.

US Patent:

20190083825, Mar 21, 2019

Filed:

Apr 14, 2016

Appl. No.:

16/093729

Inventors:

- Morris Plains NJ, US
Bradley Rohlf - Lakeville MN, US
Michael Fegley - Maple Grove MN, US
Steven Joseph Sharp - Pleasantville PA, US
Cinnamon C. Deets - Cooperstown PA, US

International Classification:

A62B 35/00

Abstract:

A weight bearing fall protection connector includes a first connection member configured to attach the connector to a piece of fall protection equipment, and a second connection member configured to attach the connector to another piece of all equipment, with the connection members fixed to each other to transfer the weight of a worker in a fall event and for movement relative to each other between a ready position and a fall position. The connector further includes a breakable component having a retaining condition wherein the component maintains the members in a ready position and broken condition wherein the component allows the members to move to their fall position. The connector further includes a wireless fall indicator including a wireless transmitter and a switch configured to activate the wireless transmitter in response to movement of the members from the ready position to the fall position.