Abstract: A rail rig apparatus includes a body having a middle portion, lower end and an upper end, a lower support having a lower support recess with a lower recess opening, the lower support connected to the lower end of the body, a rig fastener member having a first fastener body end connected to one side of the body, a second fastener body end connected to an opposite side of the body, and a fastener member body extending from the first fastener body end around the lower support recess to the second fastener end, an upper support having an upper support recess with an upper recess opening connected to the upper end of the body, and an upper rope guide mechanism connected to the upper support wherein the upper rope guide mechanism has a pair of opposed jaws defining a space therebetween to receive and secure a rope.

Abstract: A tool lanyard wrist cuff includes a fixed, closed loop band having a first mating portion of a fastening mechanism fixedly attached to an outside surface of the closed loop band, an adjustment tab extending from the fixed, closed loop band where the adjustment tab has a second mating portion of the fastening mechanism configured for releasable engagement with the first mating portion when the fixed closed loop band is folded onto itself positioning the adjustment tab over and onto the outside surface of the closed loop band, and a lanyard retaining component integrally formed on the outside surface of the closed loop band.

Abstract: An implement holder having a piece of fabric tubing having a near end and a far end; a piece of heat shrink tubing secured to the fabric tubing far end such that at least a portion of the heat shrink tubing extends beyond the fabric tubing far end; and a detachable connector secured to the fabric tubing near end, whereby an implement can be held by the implement holder by inserting an implement into the heat shrink tubing and securing the apparatus with the detachable connector.

Abstract: A thermoplastic bag includes a front and rear wall continuously joined together along a bottom and side edges, the bag being open at the top along the top edges of the front and rear walls, and a first strip of a non-metallic hook and loop fastener secured to one of the bag walls adjacent the open top edge of the bag, the first strip extending away from each of the side edges for a predefined distance.

Abstract: In combination, a hard hat lanyard and a hard hat for securing the hard hat to a wearer includes a lower strap having a first end and a second end, a lower strap fastening mechanism fastened to the lower strap second end where the fastening mechanism is adapted to fasten the lower strap second end to an article of a wearer's clothing, an upper strap having a first end and a second end, an intermediate release mechanism fastened to the lower strap first end and the upper strap second end that is adapted to releasably secure the lower strap to the upper strap, and an upper strap fastening mechanism where the lower strap, the lower strap fastening mechanism, the upper strap, the intermediate release mechanism, and the upper strap fastening mechanism form the hard hat lanyard that attaches to the hard hat where the upper strap is fastened around a non-separating portion of an inner brim of the hard hat without modifying the hard hat.

Abstract: A vented barrier cover has a tubular body portion with a first body end and a second body end, an end wall connected to the first body end defining an inside cover space, and a venting component connected to the cover where the venting component is configured to prevent an air pressure imbalance between the inside cover space and the outside of the vented cover.

Abstract: An implement holder apparatus having a length of fabric tubing coaxially doubled over itself having a near end forming an opening and a far end forming a fold; an elastic cylinder disposed within the fabric tubing fold; and a detachable connector secured to the fabric tubing near end, whereby an implement can be held by the implement holder by inserting an implement into the far end and securing the apparatus with the detachable connector. Another embodiment is an apparatus comprising a piece of fabric tubing having a near end and a far end; a piece of heat shrink tubing secured to the fabric tubing far end such that at least a portion of the heat shrink tubing extends beyond the fabric tubing far end; and a detachable connector secured to the fabric tubing near end, whereby an implement can be held by the implement holder by inserting an implement into the heat shrink tubing and securing the apparatus with the detachable connector.

Abstract: A hard hat lanyard having a lower strap having a first end and a second end, a lower strap fastener adapted to fasten the lower strap second end to an article of a wearer's clothing, an upper strap having a first end and a second end, an intermediate release buckle fastened to the lower strap first end and the upper strap second end that is secures the lower strap to the upper strap in a releasable manner, and an upper strap fastener adapted to fasten the upper strap first end to a hard hat.

Abstract: A hat retaining mechanism has a flexible tether, a clip mechanism attached to one end of the flexible tether to be located on the outside of a hat, and a slidable retraction component on the flexible tether located on the inside of the hat between the other end of the flexible tether that is secured to the inside of the hat and an opening in the hat through which the flexible tether passes.