Patent · US Active

Rappelling device

US9186527B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

23References

9Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Uwe Bergmann · Neustrelitz, DE
Dirk Bergmann · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2010
Grant date	Nov 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA62B1/10
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Rappelling device having a casing (12) that is movable along a rope (18) and in which a pulley (16) and a guide roller (14) are supported rotatably, such that the rope, during rappelling, is held in frictional contact with the periphery of the pulley (16), the device having a braking device (36) for the pulley (16) and a coupling device (28) for suspending a load (74) to be rappelled, the casing (12) forms a rope channel (26) that extends between the guide roller (14) and the pulley (16) and into which the rope (18) can be placed in extended state, and in that the coupling device (28) is arranged at the casing (12) in a position that is offset from the rope passage (26) towards the side of the pulley (16).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.