Patents Assigned to Exponent Challenge Technology
  • Patent number: 8001904
    Abstract: A fall arrest assembly having belay lines and anchor stations extending between support structures and which slidably receive a shuttle mounted to a person traversing the belay lines, the assembly including a mounting plate having a plurality of openings therethrough and a supporting extension fixed rigidly thereto and wherein the support extension carries a shuttle guide coupled to the belay lines and configured for slidable passage of a shuttle there over, and a plurality of anchor elements having a section configured to extend through the plurality of openings in the mounting plate and clamps for securing the anchor elements to the support structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Exponent Challenge Technology
    Inventors: Koen Maes, Bart Maes
  • Patent number: 7992679
    Abstract: An anchor system for a personal fall protection system having belay lines extending between vertical supports includes modular components adapted to be mounted to virtually any structure while permitting the installation of one or two belay line runs. A mounting plate interfaces with the vertical support, while one or two support plates are supported by the mounting plate and by anchor elements extending through each of the plates. Each support plate includes a shuttle guide and is configured to connect to belay line segments running between successive anchor systems and forming the complete belay line course. The fall protection system is further provided with a transfer station that allows a person to transfer from one belay line to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Exponent Challenge Technology
    Inventors: Stefaan Geens, Frank Wijckmans, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20100108440
    Abstract: A fall arrest assembly having belay lines (3) and anchor stations (4) extending between objects (2) which is adapted to slidably receive a shuttle (10) coupled to a person traversing the belay lines (3), the assembly (1) comprising a mounting plate (6) defining a plurality of openings (7) therethrough, characterized in that the assembly (1) further comprises: —a support extension (8) fixed rigidly to said mounting plate (6), said support extension (8) carrying a shuttle guide (9) thereon; —said shuttle guide (9) configured for slidable passage of a shuttle (10) thereover and further configured to be coupled to the belay lines (3), a plurality of anchor elements (11) having a section configured to extend through said plurality of openings (7) in said mounting plate (6), means of clamping the anchor elements (11) around an object (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: EXPONENT CHALLENGE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Koen Maes, Bart Maes