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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047137 | Safety system for a seat of a ski lift facility and method for implementing same A safety system for a chair of a mechanical lift installation comprises a magnetic device able to occupy a retaining position of a passenger embarked on said chair when the chair is outside the unloading areas, and a released position when passing in an unloading ar... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7398958 | Multiple sheave assembly system with compression and support sheaves of an aerial ropeway transport installation rope A range of mixed support and compression sheave assemblies is formed from standard 2S2C modules each comprising: two compression sheaves (11) and two support sheaves (12) respectively mounted rotating freely on the en... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7337726 | Wind farm An offshore wind farm comprises a plurality of wind turbines. In order to provide such a wind farm with transport between separate wind turbines that can be effected more safely and with less dependence on weather, cable connection is provided between the wind turbi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7156714 | Surfer lift system A rider is suspended a distance beneath a lift cable and moved over a region of water with incoming waves. The distance that the rider is suspended beneath the lift cable is controllably increased and, thereafter, the rider enters the water, such as to surf the wave... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7036435 | Drive device of the bull-wheel of a single carrying-hauling rope chair lift with fixed rope grips A bull-wheel of a fixed carrying-hauling rope chair lift is driven by a geared motor mechanism having a coaxial shaft line extending perpendicularly to the bull-wheel in a substantially vertical direction. The geared motor mechanism is composed of an electric motor ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6938554 | Method for detaching towable device from ski lift and detaching member The object of the invention is a releasing method and a releasing member for releasing a towed device from a cableway at a desired point without an assisting person or without stopping the lift. According to the method a towing member (2) connected to the tow... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6886471 | Traveling highline system A traveling highline aerial cable rail system for moving objects over large distances in three-dimensional space. A pair of track dollies mounted beneath substantially parallel and distantly separated support trusses allow the entire load bearing highline itself to ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6720873 | Method and apparatus for testing magnetic proximity detectors on ski lifts A device for testing a cable deroped magnetic proximity detector positioned adjacent a cable sheave or sheave assembly on a cable operated ski lift. A sleeve of non-ferromagnetic material is temporarily secured coaxially over the steel lift cable and the sleeve is d... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6655298 | Ski paraphernalia carrying basket for a chair ski lift An ski paraphernalia basket for use with a chair ski lift having a pivotally moveable safety bar is disclosed. The basket includes a floor suitable for receiving ski paraphernalia, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the floor, and front a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6543366 | Continuously moving cable traction haulage system with vehicles equipped with disengageable coupling clamps A continuously moving cable traction haulage system with vehicles equipped with coupling clamps disengageable from the cable comprising in the stations an uncoupling rail and one for coupling the clamp to the rail is described. In accordance with the pres... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6360669 | Installation for moving persons from a mountain station into a valley station The installation for moving persons from a mountain station to a valley station has a supporting cable which is guided via supporting pylons or the like. Carriages, to which there are attached transport assemblies, can be displaced along the supporting ca... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6295936 | Portable rope tow device A portable tow device (20) for selective attachment to a tow line (24) having a length includes a handle (32). The tow device also includes a locking member (28) rotatably attached to the handle. The locking member includes first and second bearing member... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6223660 | Timber hauling device A travelling device for hauling timber has a loading ramp (4) for the wood and a loading crane (5). Two cable drums (12, 13) with cables (18, 19) are attached to one frame (1), and one cable (19) can be attached in front of and the other cable (18) behind... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6152044 | Skier towing system A system for towing skiers up shallow slopes, comprising a continuously moving rope with a towing run resting on and sliding along the surface of the snow, and a return run held in a raised position by line towers. A safety device stops the system should ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5873310 | Aerial transporter having two pickup spots A loading station of a detachable chair-lift comprises two spots 22, 29 for alternate pickup of skiers 21. To give the skiers easy access to the pickup spots, the distance between the chairs is increased by grouping them in pairs in the access zones. The ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5660113 | Aerial cable support system for snow ski jumping A support system that allows skiers and snow boarders to descend from cliffs and other elevated surfaces while eliminating the high speed impact landing after the descent. Aerial cables (10 and 12), suspended between towers (14 and 16), provide a path for... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5570637 | Garage for a continuous cable railway A garage for storing vehicles of a continuous cable railway system. The garage has a plurality of side tracks arranged parallel or substantially parallel to one another to form preferably a rectangular shape. The garage is loaded with vehicles from the st... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5415106 | Skier rope towing apparatus A portable snow skier rope towing system comprises: an endless loop of flexible tow rope; a series of pulleys supporting the endless loop of tow rope for driving about an elongated enclosed path, the elongated path having opposed extreme ends, each extrem... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5408933 | Device facilitating rescue from ski lifts The basic component of the device is a bent tube. The included angle between the tube portions on each side of the bend is in a range of 90° to 130° with 110° to 120° preferred. The tube portions on opposite sides of the bend are of unequal lengths, 8... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5226368 | Safety device for an overhead cable transport installation to ensure proper grip of cable upon coupling An overhead cable transport installation (e.g., a gondola lift or a chairlift) possesses a transfer rail in an end station on which grips of carriages are detached from the cable. At the exit of this transfer rail a coupling rail section extends parallel ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5213048 | Chairlift chair assembly with movable enclosure A chair assembly (20) for chairlift including a seat (22) and enclosure member (43) mounted to the seat (22) for movement between open and closed positions. The chair assembly (20) has a drive (51) for moving the enclosure (43) which includes a rail (52) ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5205219 | Skier rope towing apparatus and winch therefor A portable snow skier rope towing system comprises: an endless loop of flexible tow rope; a series of pulleys supporting the endless loop of tow rope for driving about an elongated enclosed path, the elongated path having opposed extreme ends, each extrem... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5193463 | Rope tow apparatus and method A rope tow system including a haul rope (23, 23a) extending along a path, haul rope mounting assembly (21, 22) mounting the haul rope (23, 23a) for movement in spaced relation above the tow path. Haul rope driving assembly (31, 32) is coupled to the haul ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5172640 | Overhead cable transport installation having two successive sections The hauling-carrier cable of a gondola lift or chair lift is subdivided in two endless cable loops operating together. These cable loops are linked by a technical relay including two bull wheels or a bull wheel with two grooves, one for each cable loop. T... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5099223 | Safety device, in particular a safety gate, which can be activated by a moving body Safety device which can be activated, in particular, by a moving body such as a person or an object, in particular a safety gate, comprising a post (2) carrying, at a distance from the ground, a crossbar (4), a first connector for joining the bar to the p... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5069140 | Loading and unloading arrangement for a cable transportation system A transportation system includes a continuously moving traction cable; a plurality of carriers connectable to and disconnectable from the traction cable; a station for receiving, loading, unloading and dispatching the carriers; an uncoupling zone at the e... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4995319 | Sheave train assembly for cable transportation systems A sheave support system for supporting the sheaves of a multiple sheave assembly relative to a support structure, such as a ski lift tower, which comprises at least two sheave members rotatably mounted on the sheave assembly in spaced parallel relationshi... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4958574 | Cable transport system with garaging of carriers A cable conveyance having a storage region for garaging the carriers which an be decoupled from the transport cable. The carriers are displaced along a transport rail to the storage regions by a reversible drive and are permitted to move by gravity along s... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4920892 | Portable rope tow A drive unit for a ski tow rope. The unit has a main frame with an engine having an output shaft mounted in the main frame. A drive pulley is driven by the output shaft and has a circumferential channel to receive the rope. Guide pulleys direct the rope i... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4794864 | Overhead cable transport installation, especially aerial cableway At each station of the overhead cable transport installation the vehicles which have been released or unclamped from the conveying cable are decelerated or accelerated by pneumatic wheels. Between the V-belt drive and the hub of each pneumatic wheel there... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4785738 | Detachable gondola lift or chair-lift A parking track of a gondola lift or chair-lift comprises straight sections and curved sections and chains for driving cars on this track. On the straight sections the cars follow one another closely or almost touching and on the curved sections with a gr... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784065 | Chair-lift with automatic control of the chair protective devices The opening and closing control system of a protective hood of a chair of a chair-lift comprises spring or gravity energy storage devices, to move the hood independently from the speed of the chair. The energy storage device is reloaded when the chair pas... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4754825 | Game sled The game sled of the instant invention includes an elongate, game carrying box which has spaced apart, substantially parallel sides and a planar base. The forward end of the box is streamlined for easy movement over and around obstructions. The game sled ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4745866 | Device for mounting a bow on a revolving cable of a ski lift and bow assembly for a ski lift A device for mounting a bow (3) on a revolving cable (1) of a ski lift comprises a holder (2), to which the bow (3) is connected and which is mounted on the cable (1) for rotation about the axis of said cable. To permit a simple adjustment of the bow in h... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4742777 | Double mono-cable aerial transportation system An aerial cable transportation system is disclosed that includes at least one vehicle supported on a carriage through a suspension with a plurality of clamps for disengageably securing the carriage to a pair of endless carrier and traction cables that are... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4724772 | Device for towing loads A ski comprising a guide pipe (2) guiding a string of elements that transmit a towing force to any conventional towing device attached to the string at suitable intervals. Instead of being a tension element like a wire, a rope or the like, which is conven... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4699064 | Device for driving cars or chairs of a gondola-lift or chair-lift in stations A preferred embodiment for a detechable gondola lift is disclosed in which carraiges on a closed circuit are detached from the circuit upon entering an end station and coupled to a semi-circular section before being recoupled onto the circuit upon exiting... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4681039 | Device for connection between a traction cable and a bicycle with automatic and manual disengagement A device for connecting a general traction cable and a bicycle, particularly applicable to ski-lifts, for hauling uphill bicycles or like machines, and in particular bicycles used for cross-country or off-the-highway cycling, outside the winter season. Th... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4669389 | Aerial ropeway transport installation with several sections A detachable gondola lift or chair-lift is disclosed which includes several sections which can operate independently from one another. Two sections are connected in an intermediate station by connecting tracks to transfer cars from one section to the othe... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4662285 | Passenger aerial cableway Aerial chairlift comprising at the loading station two separate loading areas spaced apart along the travel path of the chairs. Each loading area comprises separate lanes for queuing skiers normally closed by gates. A traffic control system for controllin... | 05/05/1987 |
