Device for braking the fall of a load
US6164594A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D19/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for braking the fall of a load, the device having a flexible fabric structure with a central hub connected to at least two radial blades adapted to impart rotary motion to the structure, thereby generating lift, and suspension rigging connecting the flexible fabric structure to the load beneath it.
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