Powered rope ascender and portable rope pulling device
US7261278B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66D3/006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for pulling an elongate member includes a powered rotational motor having an output and a rotating drum connected to the output of said rotational motor where the rotating drum has a longitudinal axis and a circumference. The device further includes a guide mechanism for guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of, the rotating drum. When the powered rotational motor turns the rotating drum, the rotating drum thereby continuously pulls the resilient elongate element through the device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.