Abstract:
A safety device with a sliding cable and a corresponding installation, to secure conduits, pipes, piping and similar equipments subject to high pressure due to fluid under pressure circulating in such conduits and equipments. The safety device includes a flexible cable which forms a first and a second attachment eyelet for attaching and connecting the safety device to two parts of the conduits and equipments under pressure. A first and a second sleeve which close two end portions of the flexible cable form, at the ends of the safety device, the first and second attachment eyelets. Two terminals are provided at the opposite ends of the flexible cable.
Abstract:
A cable or rope (10-1; 10-2), of the composite type, comprising: a inner metallic rope or core (10-A), consisting of a plurality of metal strands (10-A'), and a plurality of covering layers formed around the inner metallic core (10-A), wherein the covering layers comprise a first layer (10-B) of Kevlar formed around the inner metallic core (10-A), and a second layer (10-C) of polyester that is formed around and covers the first layer (10-B) of Kevlar, and wherein the first and the second coating layer, respectively Kevlar and polyester, are made with a fabric of braided yarns, or, according to a further embodiment (10-2) of the composite cable, the covering layers comprise a further third layer (10-C), of Kevlar and/or Dyneema, which is formed around and covers the second layer (10-C) of polyester, in turn formed and arranged around the first layer (10-B) of Kevlar. The cable or rope of the invention substantially innovates over the known conventional cables. The invention also relates to an innovative anchoring and safety system (20), based on the use of a rope and directed to put in safety roofs (RO) and the roofing of buildings against accidental falls from an height of the people working on them, comprising one or more anchorages (21), fixed to the roof (TE) to make safe and sure, in each of which the rope (E) is stably locked by screwing, so as not to create problems of instability for the people that is attached to the rope.
Abstract:
A rope safety device (10,10-1) installed as a sub-roof element on a roof (T), a covering or a similar structure, comprising: a fixing and damping plate (11), perforated, fixed to the roof structure (T): and a rope (12) associated with the fixing and damping plate, wherein the rope (12) has an attachment portion (12a), in the form of an eyelet (12 '), via which an operator can attach to the rope (12), so as to operate in a safe condition on the roof on which the device is installed: wherein the plate (11) has a configuration with one or more holes (13, 13b) used to insert the rope (12) and wherein the rope (12) is configured and set with respect to the plate, in whose holes (13b ) is inserted, in such a way that the rope (12), when it is subject by the operator, attached to the same rope, to a given traction force (FT), slides (f) along a certain stroke (D) in the holes (13b) of the fixing and damping plate (11 ) before being retained by the latter. in a further embodiment (10-2), suitable for application in combination with a rope safety line (LS) or life line system, the safety device to the rope (10) can comprise, as an alternative to the plate perforated, a calibrated damp (16), associated with the rope (12) and defining an eyelet (12e) for coupling the device (10, 10-2) to the rope (F) the safety- line, in which the terminal ( 16) the cable (12) flows (f ') in a controlled way when it is subject, on the part of an operator attached to the same rope (12), to a traction force (FT). Advantageously the device rope safety slide (10, 10-1, 10, 10-2) of the invention, installed on a roof (T) or similar structure, is adapted to dampen and absorb effectively the impact and the stress suffered by an operator, when, being attached to the rope (12) of the device (10) to operate in conditions of safety on the roof (T), accidentally puts into traction and pulls the cable (12) The invention also concerns an innovative guard rail (20) having a metal structure (21) substantially identical to that of a conventional guard rail, and a rope device (22) which is associated with a containment rail (21b) of the metal structure (21) of the guard rail (20) and whose rope (12) is subject to a controlled sliding or slipping when a vehicle skids and hits the guard rail (20), so as to efficaciously absorb and dissipate the impact energy caused by such a collision.
Abstract:
Safety device (10, 10-1; 10-2) with sliding cable, to secure a system, equipment, machine, pipe or a similar installation (M), including: - a sliding cable (11) which has a first attachment eyelet (12) and a second attachment eyelet (13) which are formed by two end portions (11a, 11b), of the sliding cable (11), respectively closed by a first sleeve (14) and a second sleeve (15), in which the sliding cable (11) is able to slide; wherein the first eyelet and the second attachment eyelet (12, 13) allow to attach and connect the safety device (10, 10-1; 10-2), at its two opposite ends, to two parts (P1, P2 ), adjacent, of the installation (M) to be secured, and wherein the safety device (10) is characterized in that it further comprises: - signalling means (20, 21, 22, 22-1; 22-2), for example comprising a switch (22); and - activation means (30), for example consisting of a cord (31), which connect at least one area of the sliding cable (11) of the safety device (10) with the signalling means (20); whereby, in the event of a fire, an explosion, a break, an accident and in general a similar exceptional event in the installation (M) made safe by the safety device (10, 10-1; 10-2), the respective sliding cable (11) intervenes to hold the two parts (P1, P2) of the installation to which the safety device is attached, and also the activation cord (31), due to the sudden movement of the sliding cable caused by this exceptional event, activates and controls the signalling means (20, 21, 22), so as to generate through them an alarm signal (S, S1, S2), which in particular is used to immediately stop the operation of the installation (M) made safe by the safety device (10). The safety device (10, 10-1; 10-2) can be applied to protect in emergency situations and make safe a wide range of installations and structures (M) in a simple and practical way and it can also be advantageously used as a Personal Protective Equipment or PPE.
Abstract:
A composite rope (10-1; 10-2) comprising: an inner metallic core (10-A) laid from a plurality of twisted wire strands (10-A'), and a plurality of covering layers formed around the inner metallic core (10-A), wherein the covering layers comprise a first layer (10-B) at least braided with aramid yarns, such as Kevlar (R), and formed around the inner metallic core (10-A), and a second layer (10-C) at least braided with polyester yarns and formed around and covering the first layer (10-B). Additionally, the covering layers may comprise a third layer (10-C) braided with p-aramid (Kevlar (R)) yarns and/or yarns of UHMWPE fibers (Dyneema (R)), which is formed around and covers the second layer (10-C). In case of reaching the tensile strength of the composite rope (10-1; 10-2), the composite rope breaks totally and completely only in stages, namely first the metallic core (10-A) and subsequently the layers (10-A, 10-B, 10-C). An anchoring and safety system (20), based on the use of a rope and directed to put in safety roofs (RO) and the roofing of buildings against accidental falls from a height of people working on them, comprising one or more anchorages (21) fixed to the roof (TE) to make safe and sure, in each of which the rope (E) is stably locked by screwing, so as to avoid issues of instability for the people that are attached to the rope.
Abstract:
A rope safety device (10,10-1) installed as a sub-roof element on a roof (T), a covering or a similar structure, comprising: a fixing and damping plate (11), perforated, fixed to the roof structure (T): and a rope (12) associated with the fixing and damping plate, wherein the rope (12) has an attachment portion (12a), in the form of an eyelet (12 '), via which an operator can attach to the rope (12), so as to operate in a safe condition on the roof on which the device is installed: wherein the plate (11) has a configuration with one or more holes (13, 13b) used to insert the rope (12) and wherein the rope (12) is configured and set with respect to the plate, in whose holes (13b ) is inserted, in such a way that the rope (12), when it is subject by the operator, attached to the same rope, to a given traction force (FT), slides (f) along a certain stroke (D) in the holes (13b) of the fixing and damping plate (11 ) before being retained by the latter. in a further embodiment (10-2), suitable for application in combination with a rope safety line (LS) or life line system, the safety device to the rope (10) can comprise, as an alternative to the plate perforated, a calibrated damp (16), associated with the rope (12) and defining an eyelet (12e) for coupling the device (10, 10-2) to the rope (F) the safety- line, in which the terminal ( 16) the cable (12) flows (f ') in a controlled way when it is subject, on the part of an operator attached to the same rope (12), to a traction force (FT). Advantageously the device rope safety slide (10, 10-1, 10, 10-2) of the invention, installed on a roof (T) or similar structure, is adapted to dampen and absorb effectively the impact and the stress suffered by an operator, when, being attached to the rope (12) of the device (10) to operate in conditions of safety on the roof (T), accidentally puts into traction and pulls the cable (12) The invention also concerns an innovative guard rail (20) having a metal structure (21) substantially identical to that of a conventional guard rail, and a rope device (22) which is associated with a containment rail (21b) of the metal structure (21) of the guard rail (20) and whose rope (12) is subject to a controlled sliding or slipping when a vehicle skids and hits the guard rail (20), so as to efficaciously absorb and dissipate the impact energy caused by such a collision.
Abstract:
A new and innovative safety device (10), with a sliding cable, and a corresponding installation (IN), to secure conduits, pipes, piping and similar equipments subject to a high pressure due to a fluid under pressure that circulates in the same conduits and equipments, comprising: - a flexible cable (11) which forms a first (12) and a second attachment eyelet (13) for attaching and connecting the safety device (10), at its two opposite ends, to two parts (P1, P2), connected between them, of these conduits and equipments under pressure; - a first (14) and a second sleeve (15) which close two end portions of the flexible cable (11) so as to form, at the ends of the safety device (10), the first and second attachment eyelets (12, 13); and two terminals (16, 18) provided at the opposite ends (11a', 11b') of the flexible cable (11); wherein the safety device (10) is configured in such a way that, when a rupture occurs or a burst occurs in the zone of the two parts (P1, P2), connected between them, of these conduits and equipments under pressure, the flexible cable (11) of the safety device (10) is subject to slide in the two sleeves (14, 15), and consequently the two terminals (16, 18), fitted to the two heads of the flexible cable (11), are pushed to cooperate into contact with the two sleeves (14, 15), so as to tighten the two eyelets (12, 13) around the two parts (P1, P2), of the conduit or equipment in pressure, to which the safety device (10) is attached. The safety device of the invention exhibits improved performances compared to the security devices currently known and in use for similar purposes, and in particular, thanks to the sliding of the flexible cable (11), of which it is composed, in the two sleeves (14, 15), the safety device is adapted to exert an effective action for damping and dissipating the energy that develops and is released in the event of a breakage and/or explosion in the connection zones of conduits, organs, and similar equipments in pressure, so as to limit as much as possible the damages that are produced when these events occur.