As a service to you, we here at the Snug Harness
break down some of the useful terminology and make fun of some of the stupid
names that sales guys use for their fall protection. So, in honor of Snug Harness’ Concrete
Celebration, let’s pull out another word from the Word Sack:
Concrete Anchor Strap:
Definition: A Concrete Anchor Strap is a disposable concrete anchor that is installed before concrete is poured and is designed for a single use.
Word Origin: Sounds like mister creative came up with this name... This could be the most unoriginal name I’ve ever heard in the fall protection industry. Sure, I’ll make fun of names that are a bit over the top, but this one is just blah.
Seriously, some guy with no personality, thick black glasses, and a short sleeved collared white shirt with a pocket protector, and armpit stains must have come up with this riveting classification. It is what it is.
Analysis: The Concrete Anchor Strap is quite
generic, but at the same time it’s not supposed to be an elaborate display of
fall protection technology. It does
what it’s supposed to do, and the bells and whistles are pretty limited. Let’s put it this way, if you’re looking for
an anchor with WiFi and a coffee grinder, you’re looking at the wrong thing.
Designed to be disposable, this anchor’s feature set includes a very attractive and economical price point. On my personal level of price attractiveness I’d give it a 9. (A 10 is free.) At around ten dollars or less, these anchors can really get the job done, and for a guy like myself who’s sewn two old eye patches together to make a sleeping mask for my mother's birthday... Trust me, I know a good deal when I see one.
The anchor installs easily before concrete is poured and is often laced around a piece of rebar. Most commonly used in posts this strap can be used on anything that will support, you guessed it, 5000 lbs. When they job is complete simply cut the D-ring from the wall and your done. You can patch the hole if you need to, but I like to leave it as a little birthmark.
As far as the meager options… Abrasion resistant padding or bare ass? D-rings or loops? Yep that pretty much covers it. It’s just like going to a Barry Manilow concert, what do you want? Crap or crap?
Disclaimer: This post in no way implies that Barry Manilow is a poor musician. We here at the Snug Harness have the utmost respect for Mr. Manilow and his new hip. We’d just like our audience to know that he’s no Herb Alpert… or Neil Diamond for that matter… “She got the way to move me cherry!”
Similar Terms:
Anchor Strap
Asphalt Girdle
The Petrified D-Ring
The Cement Thong (only kidding!)
Word Associations:
Concrete Anchor Strap: You mean a bra strap?
Concrete Anchor Strap: You’ve made an anchor out of concrete? Won’t it break?
So, there you have it. I hope you appreciated our dissection of the Concrete Anchor Strap, and we’ll be back again next week with another word. Thanks for stopping by the Snug Harness, where it’s always hot and sweaty. You never know what you might find in the Snug Harness’ world of construction and fall protection.
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