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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357224 | Personal emergency escaping device from skyscrapers Escape device that comprises a sliding box worn by each escaping person, such that the escape device is combined with an escape cable. The sliding box comprises a supporting structure; a driven wheel supported in the structure for rotation, and adapted to be in enga... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346962 | Suspension system A suspension or staying system uses a length of wire or cable with a hook or plain bead secured to one end. The hook may be secured directly or indirectly to a structure, or pass around a fixed structure such as a beam, purlin or girder, or something fixed thereto, ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7207416 | Reinforcement pad for protecting a swimming pool liner from becoming damaged by a swimming pool ladder A reinforcement pad for protecting a liner of a pool from damage caused by a user ascending and descending a pool ladder having two upper ends and two lower ends. The reinforcement pad has a substantially oval pad base and a substantially cylindrical socket extendin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7137481 | Fall arrest device with locking roller A fall arrest device used with a fixed safety rope comprises a support arm articulated on a first spindle of the body, a roller in the form of a cylindrical wheel mounted rotating free on a second spindle securedly attached to the support arm, and a centrifugal coup... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108099 | Personal safety methods and apparatus A safety anchor (20) for securing a user to a substantially vertical safety structure, e.g., elevator cable (21). Safety anchor (20) includes a back plate (26) to which are pivotally mounted a roller (28), inner cam assembly (30... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055653 | Escape device A shaft with a gear and a small-diameter drum mounted and a different shaft with a gear and a large-diameter drum mounted are axially mounted in a rotatable condition across the inside of a housing. The gears are engaged with each other. A case has a horizontally lo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055651 | Belay device An improved Belay Device is provided consisting of a Base (14), Rope Locking Ring (36), Cover (48), and Connecting Pin (58). The Base (14) contains a Protruding Cylindrical Core (18) with a Base Rope Channel (20). The... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7003719 | System, method, and software for inserting hyperlinks into documents On the Internet, millions of documents are electronically linked via embedded hyperlinks. The hyperlinks, which function as network addresses for specific documents, can be selected by a user to “jump” electronically from a document on one computer to a document... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962232 | Torso harness A torso harness reduces injury from a fall from a utility pole. The torso harness has a safety belt for wrapping around the waist of a person. A single strap forms a left and a right leg loop. The single strap has a first end secured to the safety belt and a second ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962238 | Descent controller with safety brake A descent controller for lowering a workman or other person along a vertically extending rope from an elevated position to a relatively lower position includes a friction device that may be in the form of a cylinder having a plurality of turns of rope wrapped therea... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959783 | Figure eight descender A figure eight descender for rappelling with a rope includes a first loop, a second loop, a neck connecting the first loop and the second loop, and a clip attached on the neck. The clip surrounds the rope so that the clip contains the rope between the first loop and... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948586 | Quick release rappel device A rappel device is used in rapidly descending from a height using a rope and then quickly disengaging from the rope. The rappel device comprises a body having a rim which defines a rope opening therein. The body is further adapted to be affixed to a harness. A lock ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6907960 | Safe auto-locking belay override mechanism A Safe Auto-Locking Belay Override Mechanism (24) is provided which causes an auto-locking belay device to lock a rope against movement if a belayer panics, as sometimes happens if a climber falls, after the belayer has overridden the normal function of the a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907956 | Device for rescuing persons, objects and the like from buildings A device for rescuing persons and objects from buildings has at least one rescue element that is a rescue rope to be anchored to the ground. A retaining element of a rescue belt can be attached to the rescue rope. The rescue rope is wound onto a winding device in an... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902031 | Personal safety device for a vertical rope A safety device (100) includes a base (110), a handle (120) pivotally mounted on the base, a cleat (130) pivotally mounted on the base, and a cover (140) pivotally mounted on the base. A rope (99) is routed between the cleat... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6823966 | Descender apparatus A descender apparatus for lowering a person in a controlled manner from a height to a relatively lower height and for use as a safety equipment for workers and mountain climbers comprising a generally cylindrical housing; a rope arranged in the housing about a verti... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820721 | Rescue apparatus An easy to use and easy to store rescue apparatus for lowering a person from an upper level to a lower level during an emergency. The rescue apparatus is comprised of a body harness and a decender mounted on a chest portion of the harness in plain view of a wearer. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814185 | Descent controller with safety brake A descent controller for lowering a workman or other person along a vertically extending rope from an elevated position to a relatively lower position includes a friction device that may be in the form of a cylinder having a plurality of turns of rope wrapped therea... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6732833 | Descender with two-way locking lever A descender (10) comprising a base (11) having a connection means (26), a pivotal member (12) pivotally mounted on the base (11) about a pivot axis (1), the pivotal member (12) defining first and second spaced project... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6561313 | Belay/rappel device for use in climbing activities and the like A device for controlling movement along at least one rope. The belay/rappel device comprises a main body having an open first end and an open second end. A rope securement mechanism adjacent the open second end retains the looped portion of the rope with ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550576 | Method and apparatus for rescuing occupants from high rise building using replaceable cable cartridges and dynamic resistance device A rescue method and apparatus for rescuing occupants from high rise buildings includes a frame adjacent an escape portion of the building; a dynamic resistance device mounted to the frame; and a removable and replaceable cable cartridge, having a pre-roll... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6446753 | Method and apparatus for traversing a flexible member A descender includes a frame having opposing first and second plates which define a gap therebetween. Three bearing members are movably interconnected between the plates and linked to an operator. A flexible member has opposite end portions which extend i... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6382355 | Climbing appliance for roping-up and roping-down operations A climbing appliance (1) for roping persons up and down using the double rope technique is proposed, which comprises a housing (12) and a clamping jaw (13) mounted pivotally in the housing, wherein a main rope (2) conveyed over an upper reversing point (3... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378650 | Force limiting rope brake A force limiting rope brake includes a pair of rigid first and second side-plates in parallel overlaid array sandwiching therebetween a pivotally mounted pulley. The pulley pivots about a pivot axis extending orthogonally between first and second side-pla... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6129033 | Pulley-or roller-type block with lock arrangement A pulley- or roller-type block is provided with a lock arrangement. The block has a casing and a rolling unit mounted in the casing for clockwise and counterclockwise rolling. The rolling unit has a circumferential ring portion including a line-bearing su... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6085866 | Safety device for ascending and lowering processes by means of a rope A safety device interacts with a holding rope passing over a deflection point. A housing has a holding rope connection for connecting the housing to one part of the holding rope. A clamping jaw is pivotally connected to the housing. The clamping jaw and h... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079518 | Abseil rescue device An abseil rescue device comprises a pair of holders, a pair of retarders a plurality of gripper blocks, a rescue rope, at least a hydraulic cylinder, a press part, a crank seat, and a crank lever. The retarders and the gripper blocks are hingedly connecte... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6059072 | Abseil rescue system An abseil rescue system, comprising: a velocity control system with two brakes and two retarders; a rope winder with a rope; and a frame, having a base and a gallows with two height positions. The two brakes and the two retarders act on the rope, allowing... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6029777 | Descender A descender is disclosed which includes a base plate 10, including first and second sheaves (16, 18) and an arm defining a third sheave 28. The descender also includes means, for biasing the arm to rotate about the pivot away from the base, and stop means... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6019195 | Fall prevention device for vertical cable A fall prevention device for a vertical cable includes a body with a gutter for guiding the cable. The body supports a pin on which is articulated a lever one end of which ends in a cam which can clamp the cable against the bottom of the gutter and the ot... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5975243 | Jamming device for rope and alike Jamming devices for rope comprise a casing (2) consisting of two pallely, one above the other situated flanges (3, 4) between which are perpendicularly mounted the first and the second pulleys (12, 13) as well as a jamming cleat (14). The second pivoting ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5884726 | Adjustable descending device for emergency escape An emergency escape device is composed of a cap, a cylindrical main body, a conical movable body, and a rope. The cap is provided with an operation pin and a plurality of movable handles capable of triggering the operation pin so as to actuate the escape ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873432 | Abseil rescue system with velocity control system An abseil rescue system with a velocity control system, allowing a user to descend on a rope, comprising two holders, two brakes, two retarders, and a frame. The retarder and the brake grip the rope of the abseil rescue system simultaneously, allowing to ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5860493 | Fall preventing mechanism for safety lines A principal guide-plate (12a) is bent adjacent a first edge (13a) to define a retention groove (9) extending along an axis (y,y'). A secondary guide-plate (12b) is mounted parallel to the principal guide-plate with a first edge (13b) disposed parallel to ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5850893 | Self-locking descender for a rope with an operating lever A self-locking descender for a rope comprises a pulley in the form of a rotary cam designed to press the rope against a braking surface of a stud. The pulley is mounted on an operating plate associated with an operating handle. To reduce the unlocking for... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5690187 | Life-saving travel bag A life-saying travel bag includes a suitably long, wide and durable rope sewn with a zipper on each side such that the rope forms a substantially cylindrical bag when the side zippers are closed. A fastening mechanism is disposed near either end on the in... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5671822 | Self-belaying descending apparatus A self-belaying descending apparatus (10) comprising a descending control device (12), a safety line (30) and a body support (50) that can consist of a waist belt (74). The apparatus (10) functions by securing the upper end (32) of the line (30) to a fixe... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5664640 | Ascending cam An improved cam for use in a rope gripping device features a concave cam working surface. Gear-like teeth, each having a flat top are placed perpendicular to the rope inside the concave cam working surface. The cutting force is reduced, and the grip stren... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5597052 | Descender A descender 10 having a resistance feed arrangement 14, 15 for a rope 5, a self-acting brake (12, 14, 15, 18) to automatically apply a braking force to the rope 5 in certain circumstances such as an emergency when the user is knocked unconscious, and a va... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5577576 | Disengageable descender with self-locking of the rope The invention relates to a self-locking descender wherein the pulley in the form of a cam is equipped with a drive finger cooperating with a mechanism having a transmission rod movable between an active engagement position with the finger to establish a u... | 11/26/1996 |
