| CPC B66C 1/666 (2013.01) [E04G 21/142 (2013.01); E04G 21/3219 (2013.01); E04G 21/3276 (2013.01)] | 31 Claims |
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1. A safety device (100) for securing an individual to a concrete element (2) of a structure during construction work, wherein said concrete element (2) is of the type comprising a concrete body (4) having one or more lifting pins (6) embedded in respective lifting pin holes (8) in said body; wherein said safety device comprises:
an anchoring element (10); and
a top element (12);
wherein said anchoring element (10) comprises engagement means (14) configured to releasably engage with the head of a lifting pin of the type comprising a longitudinal stem (18) and a head (20) arranged at an upper end of said stem, said head (20) of said lifting pin (6) is having a larger extension, compared to said stem, in a transversal direction (Y); so as to enable said anchoring element (10) and said lifting pin (6) to shift configuration between an engaged configuration with each other and a disengaged configuration and vice versa;
wherein said anchoring element (10) further comprises a first fastening means (22) configured to be connected to said top element (12);
wherein said top element (12) comprises a second fastening means (24) configured to be connected to said anchoring element (10);
wherein said safety device comprises fixation means (26) for fixing a safety line thereto;
wherein said top element (12) comprises a base plate (30) configured to rest on top of a concrete element (2), wherein said base plate comprises a through-going hole (32) for accommodating at least part of said anchoring element (10);
wherein said base plate (30) comprises an upright pole (34) extending from said base plate (10), wherein said fixation means (26) is configured to be arranged at an upper portion (36) of said upright pole;
wherein said upright pole (34) at a lower portion (38) thereof is hollow, thereby forming one or more walls (40) at a lower portion (38) of said upright pole, and thereby defining an interior (42) of said upright pole; wherein said upright pole is attached to said base plate (30) in such a way that a passage is defined from outside and below said through-going hole (32) of said base plate and into said interior (42) of said upright pole;
wherein said second fastening means (24) of said top element (12) comprises one or more through-going openings (43) in one or more of said walls (40) of said upright pole (34), at a lower portion (38) thereof.
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