Rappelling tool
US4774742A · kind A · utility
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3Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3924
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rappelling tool having at least two essentially orthogonal tabs projecting from a ring. The first tab has an aperture by which it is connected to a rappeller's waist belt or seating apparatus carabiner. The second tab, essentially orthogonal to the first is provided for slidably retaining a rope that has been wound about it. The invention allows a threading of a rope thereto without the necessity of disconnecting it from the user. Horn-like projections from the second tab provide the facility for wrapping the rope about the tab, thus securing the rappelling user in a static condition during decent.
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