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A fall arrest safety net assembly has the form of a bag constructed of wire mesh, with a closed end and an opposing open mouth about which a plurality of eyes are spaced. An elongate line has opposing first and second ends, first and second line portions of the line being disposed adjacent the first

A fall arrest safety net assembly has the form of a bag constructed of wire mesh, with a closed end and an opposing open mouth about which a plurality of eyes are spaced. An elongate line has opposing first and second ends, first and second line portions of the line being disposed adjacent the first and second ends respectively, an intermediate portion of the line located between the first and second line portions. A choker fitting has two faces between which a plurality of openings extend, and an end fixture on the choker fitting. The first portion of the line is connected in a ring by the choker fitting, the first end being fixed to the end fixture, the first portion extending through the eyes for drawing the mouth closed, and the intermediate portion extending through the openings in the choker fitting.

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1. A fall arrest safety net assembly for securing an overhead filling connected to an electrical cable, said assembly comprising: a bag constructed of wire mesh, the bag having an open mouth and a closed end, the bag including a plurality of eyes integral with the wire mesh and spaced circumferentia

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A fall arrest safety net assembly for securing an overhead filling connected to an electrical cable, said assembly comprising: a bag constructed of wire mesh, the bag having an open mouth and a closed end, the bag including a plurality of eyes integral with the wire mesh and spaced circumferentially about the mouth: a slit in the wire mesh extending from the open mouth toward the closed end and adapted for receiving the electrical cable, the slit disconnecting a plurality of adjacent wire loops of the mesh;an elongate line having opposing first and second ends, first and second line portions of the line being disposed adjacent the first and second ends respectively, an intermediate portion of the line located between the first and second line portions; and, the first portion extending through the eyes for drawing the mouth closed, anda choker fitting having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first pair of edge surfaces and a second pair of edge surfaces extending between said first pair of edge surfaces to define a surface region of said choker surfaces enclosed therebetween; said choker fitting having a first plurality of apertures extending between said upper surface and said lower surface within said surface region and said first plurality of apertures in a spaced apart array having a first of said plurality of apertures spaced a first preselected distance from a first of said first pair of edge surfaces and a second preselected distance from a first of said second pair of edge surfaces, a second of said plurality of apertures spaced said first preselected distance from said first of said first pair of edge surfaces and a third preselected distance from said first of said second pair of edge surfaces, a third of said plurality of apertures spaced said third preselected distance from said first of said second pair of edge surfaces and a fourth preselected distance from said first of said first pair of edge surfaces; said choker fitting having an end fixture spaced from said plurality of apertures and said end fixture comprising an end fixture aperture extending between said upper surface and said lower surface within said surface region, said first end of said elongate line fixed to said end fixture at said end fixture aperture. 2. The safety net assembly of claim 1 wherein the intermediate portion of the line extends through said plurality of apertures in the choker fitting so that a loop in the line protrudes from each of the upper surface and the lower surface of the choker fitting. 3. The safety net assembly of claim 2 wherein the intermediate portion of the line passes sequentially through said plurality of apertures. 4. The safety net assembly of claim 1 wherein the line further comprises a terminal eye formed on the second end of the line. 5. The safety net assembly of claim 4 wherein the assembly further comprises a hook fastener received in the terminal eye. 6. The safety net assembly of claim 1 wherein the upper surface and the lower surface of the choker fitting comprise opposing faces of a planar part of the choker fitting, the end fixture aperture having an axis disposed in the plane of the planar part of the choker fitting and a portion of the line adjacent said first end thereof passes through said end fixture aperture and the first end of the line includes a fixture thereon, whereby the first end of the line that is received in the end fixture aperture and the fixture is sized so as not to pass through the end fixture aperture. 7. The safety net assembly of claim 1 wherein the closed end of the bag opposes the open mouth and wherein a connection fixture is provided on the first portion of the line for connecting the first end of the line to the choker fitting. 8. The safety net assembly of claim 1 wherein the wire mesh bag is formed from a length of wire with fastenings joining portions of the length of wire, the length of wire extending from the closed end toward the mouth and being turned back upon itself to form the eyes at the mouth and corresponding eyes at the closed end, each eye at the mouth being fixed by a respective one of said fastenings to the adjacent eye on either side thereof, and each eye at the closed end being fixed by a respective one of said fastenings to the adjacent eye on either side thereof to form the bag. 9. The safety net assembly of claim 8 wherein the fastenings joining the eyes at the closed end are more closely spaced along the length of wire than the fastenings joining the eyes at the mouth. 10. The safety net assembly of claim 8 wherein one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the choker fitting includes a date marking located adjacent a blank area where a date can be permanently marked. 11. The safety net assembly of claim 1 wherein the wire mesh bag is formed from a rectangular main mesh panel and a pair of end panels, said plurality of eyes including first and second rows of eyes formed in opposing transverse edges of the main panel, opposing longitudinal edges of the main panel extending between the transverse edges, the end panels comprising third and fourth rows of eyes along an edge of each end panel, wherein each end panel is fixed to a respective one of the longitudinal edges of the main panel. 12. A fall arrest safety net assembly for securing an overhead fitting connected to an electrical cable, said assembly comprising: a bag constructed of wire mesh, the bag having a closed end and an opposing open mouth, the bag includes a plurality of eyes integral with the wire mesh and spaced circumferentially about the mouth, wire mesh bag is formed from a length of wire with fastenings joining portions of the length of wire, the length of wire extending from the closed end toward the mouth and being turned back upon itself to form the eyes at the mouth and corresponding eyes at the closed end, each eye at the mouth being fixed by a respective one of said fastenings to the adjacent eye on either side thereof, and each eye at the closed end being fixed by a respective one of said fastenings to the adjacent eye on either side thereof to form the bag;a slit in the wire mesh that is adapted for receiving an electrical cable during installation of the safety net assembly, the slit disconnecting adjacent wire loops of the mesh and extending from the open mouth toward the closed end; an elongated line having opposing first and second ends, first and second line portions of the line being disposed adjacent the first and second ends respectively, an intermediate portion of the line located between the first and second line portions, and the first portion extending through the eyes for drawing the mouth closeda choker fitting having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first pair of edge surfaces and a second pair of edge surfaces extending between said first pair of edge surfaces to define a surface region of said choker surfaces enclosed therebetween; said choker fitting having a first plurality of apertures extending between said upper surface and said lower surface within said surface region and said first plurality of apertures in a spaced apart array having a first of said plurality of apertures spaced a first preselected distance from a first of said first pair of edge surfaces and a second preselected distance from a first of said second pair of edge surfaces, a third of said plurality of apertures spaced said first preselected distance from said first of said first pair of edge surfaces and a second preselected distance from said first of said second pair of edge surfaces, a third of said plurality of apertures spaced said third preselected distance from said first of said second pair of edge surfaces and a fourth preselected distance from said first of said first pair of edge surfaces; said choker fitting having an end fixture spaced from said plurality of apertures and said end fixture comprising an end fixture aperture extending between said upper surface and said lower surface within said surface region, said first end of said elongate line fixed to said end fixture at said end fixture aperture; andthe line further comprises a terminal eye formed on the second end of the line. 13. A method of securing an apparatus mounted overhead upon a construction member, the method comprising: providing a safety net assembly substantially as claimed in claim 1; introducing the apparatus through the mouth so as to at least partially enclose the apparatus in the wire mesh bag; manipulating the choker fitting and line to close the mouth; looping the second portion about the construction member, and connecting the first portion and the second end by means of a fastener. 14. A fall arrest safety net assembly for securing an overhead fitting connected to an electrical cable, said assembly comprising: a bag constructed of wire mesh, the bag having an open mouth and a closed end, the bag including a plurality of eyes integral with the wire mesh and spaced circumferentially about the mouth;a slit in the wire mesh extending from the open mouth toward the closed end and adapted for receiving the electrical cable, the slit disconnecting a plurality of adjacent wire loops of the mesh;an elongate line having opposing first and second ends, first and second line portions of the line being disposed adjacent the first and second ends respectively, an intermediate portion of the line located between the first and second line portions, and, the first portion extending through the eyes for drawing the mouth closed, anda choker fitting having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first pair of edge surfaces and a second pair of edge surfaces extending between said first pair of edge surfaces to define a surface region of said choker surfaces enclosed therebetween; said choker fitting having a first plurality of apertures extending between said upper surface and said lower surface within said surface region and said first plurality of apertures in a spaced apart array having a first of said plurality of apertures spaced a first preselected distance from a first of said first pair of edge surfaces and a second preselected distance from a first of said second pair of edge surfaces, a second of said plurality of apertures spaced said first preselected distance from said first of said first pair of edge surfaces and a third preselected distance from said first of said second pair of edge surfaces, a third of said plurality of apertures spaced said third preselected distance from said first of said second pair of edge surfaces and a fourth preselected distance from said first of said first pair of edge surfaces; said choker fitting having an end fixture spaced from said plurality of apertures and said end fixture comprising an end fixture aperture extending between said upper surface and said lower surface within said surface region, said first end of said elongate line fixed to said end fixture at said end fixture aperture;and wherein a connection fixture is provided on the first portion of the line for connecting the first end of the line to the choker fitting. 15. The fall arrest safety net assembly of claim 12 wherein a connection fixture is provided on the first portion of the line for connecting the first end of the line to the choker fitting.