Energy absorber for personal fall arrestor
CA 2521389 C · Owner: Sturges Manufacturing Co. · Inventors: Griffith, Richard R.
Overview
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An energy absorber for use in a personal fall arresting system. The absorber contains upper and lower webbings which are each two ply members. The back ply of the upper webbing is mounted adjacent to the face ply of the lower webbing with said webbing being of about equal length and width. Exterior tear elements run back and forth sinusoidally between attachment points on the face ply of the upper webbing and the back ply of the lower webbing. Interior tear elements run back and forth sinusoidally between attachment points on the back ply of the upper webbing and the top ply of the lower webbing.
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- Filed September 28, 2005 and granted September 3, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 28, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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