Personal height rescue apparatus
CA 2566705 C · Owner: Renton, Julian Elwyn · Inventors: Renton, Julian Elwyn; Nott, Peter Thomas Mence
Overview
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There is provided height rescue apparatus comprising a casing (9) which incorporates a bracket for attachment to a harness (2). The bracket can be releasably attached to a load element (11) which is attached to a safety line (10) which in turn can be attached to a secure anchorage. There is also a release means in the form of a pull cord (38) for releasing the load element (11) from the bracket (4) after a fall and speed control means for controlling the rate of deployment of an elongate element stored within the casing (9) and thus controlling the descent of a user (1).
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- Filed May 13, 2005 and granted October 21, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 13, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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