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Safety Harness For Work Under Suspended LoadSafety device protects worker under suspended engine or other heavy load. Mechanically linked with load so if load should fall, worker yanked safely away. Worker wears chest-plate vest with straps crossing eye on back. Lower safety cable connected to eye extends horizontally away from worker to nearby wall, wrapped on pulley and extends upward to motion amplifier or reducer. Safety cables transform any sudden downward motion of overhanging load into rapid sideways motion of worker. Net catches worker, preventing worker from bumping against wall.
Document ID
19940000274
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Sunoo, Su Young
(Rockwell International Corp.)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 18
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
MFS-29893
Accession Number
94B10274
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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