ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,878, issued on Aug. 11.
"Energy absorbing lanyard" was invented by Robert Kent Orms (Bozeman, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy absorbing lanyard having a first end couplable to a harness connector, a second end couplable to an anchorage end connector, and an energy absorbing section positioned between the first end and the second end. The energy absorbing section includes a first tubular webbing encasing a second tubular webbing and an elastic webbing."
The patent was filed on Oct. 26, 2023, under Application No. 18/383,995.
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