| 20100051381 | Fall Protection Apparatus with Controlled Descent - A fall protection apparatus is described which allows for a user to effectuate a controlled descent after a fall has been arrested. The apparatus includes a tether line secured above a protected position of the user and a cinch line which frictionally engages the tether. The cinch line is attached to the user, and when the user falls, the frictional engagement of the cinch line and the tether line increase and arrests the fall. The user then pulls on a slip line attached to the cinch line to descend. Pulling on the slip line decreases the frictional engagement of the cinch line and the tether line so the user can control their descent rate based on how hard they pull on the slip line. | 03-04-2010 |
