US 11,795,713 B2
Fall protection system
Charles J. MacKarvich, Atlanta, GA (US); and Justin Hikaru Alcober, Smyrna, GA (US)
Assigned to Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/953,235.
Application 17/953,235 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/578,295, filed on Jan. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0228109 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. E04G 21/32 (2006.01)
CPC E04G 21/3219 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fall protection system comprising:
a guardrail support frame comprising a guardrail post, wherein the guardrail post defines an elongate V-shaped notch configured to receive a pillar edge of a pillar;
a lateral safety guardrail extending substantially horizontally from the guardrail post; and
a pillar attachment assembly mounted to the guardrail post and comprising a flexible pillar attachment strap, the flexible pillar attachment strap configured to wrap around the pillar to secure the fall protection system to the pillar;
wherein:
the guardrail post comprises an elongate first post wall disposed at a first post side of the guardrail post and an elongate second post wall disposed at a second post side of the guardrail post;
the elongate first post wall is oriented at an acute angle relative to the elongate second post wall;
the elongate V-shaped notch is defined between the elongate first post wall and the elongate second post wall;
the guardrail post further comprises a first tubular post portion formed at a first outer wall edge of the elongate first post wall;
the first tubular post portion comprises a plurality of first tubular segments;
a first guardrail rod is received through the first tubular post portion; and
a first exposed portion of the first guardrail rod is exposed between an adjacent pair of the first tubular segments.