US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Nov. 3 for "Fall arresting device connector" (Illinois, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,257, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Fall arresting device connector" was invented by Stephen D. Shaver (Cottage Grove, Minn.) and Judd J. Perner (East Dubuque, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for coupling fall arresting devices to a safety harness. The connector includes a ring that encircles a space configured to receive at least one strap of the safety harness, a first connector member configured to receive a first fall arresting device, and a second connector member configured to receive a second fall arresting device. The ring includes a lateral member, a first si...