Patents Assigned to Immortal Health and Safety Southern Africa (Proprietary) Limited
  • Patent number: 9272167
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fall protection system for use when working on an elevated structure. The system includes an anchor rope which is securable on opposite sides of the elevated structure so that the anchor rope extends from one side of the structure to the opposite side of the structure. A safety rope, which is connectable to the anchor rope and to a harness worn by a user, is also provided. The system further includes a rope length adjustment device which is connectable to the safety rope and adapted to allow the safety rope to pass therethrough so that the effective length of safety rope extending between the rope length adjustment device and the anchor rope can be adjusted up to a certain length determined by the user in order to define a safe working area. The anchor rope may be connected to anchor points on the structure by means of belay-fall arrest-descending devices which allows a user to be lowered in a controlled manner down to ground level in the event of a fall occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: IMMORTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SOUTHERN AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
    Inventor: John Theodore Smit
  • Publication number: 20130233648
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fall protection system for use when working on an elevated structure. The system includes an anchor rope which is securable on opposite sides of the elevated structure so that the anchor rope extends from one side of the structure to the opposite side of the structure. A safety rope, which is connectable to the anchor rope and to a harness worn by a user, is also provided. The system further includes a rope length adjustment device which is connectable to the safety rope and adapted to allow the safety rope to pass therethrough so that the effective length of safety rope extending between the rope length adjustment device and the anchor rope can be adjusted up to a certain length determined by the user in order to define a safe working area. The anchor rope may be connected to anchor points on the structure by means of belay-fall arrest-descending devices which allows a user to be lowered in a controlled manner down to ground level in the event of a fall occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Immortal Health and Safety Southern Africa (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventor: Johannes Theodorus Smit