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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037973 | Fixing device for anti-slip cable lock A fixing device for an anti-slip cable locker is disclosed. The fixing device provides a connection such that after the cable is engaged, and a single screw action, the cable can be locked after engagement, and therefore, article hooked to the locker will be secured... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7412769 | Chain saw chain tensioning and braking system Disclosed is a chain saw which includes chain saw chain tensioning and braking systems. Tensioning and braking are effected by the presence and control of longitudinal slits in an elongated support which provides a continuous chain channel guide in its outer circumf... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404360 | Dynamically controllable, trolley brake A trolley for traveling along a cable. The trolley may include a frame having a first end, a second end, and a rail positioned between the first and second ends. A brake pad may connect to the frame. A sheave mount may also connect to the frame and include a sheave ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377371 | Rope brake A rope brake for an elevator installation for braking a rope coupled to a car is provided, which has a stop that is immovable in the longitudinal direction of the rope and at least one brake shoe. The rope is led between the stop and the brake shoe, and the brake sh... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374151 | Winch cable rewind guide A handheld guide for guiding a cable being wound onto a powered winch drum includes a split tubular member with opposed longitudinal slots. A pair of cable gripping members are positioned in the split tubular member and each gripping member includes a longitudinally... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7302740 | High tension line clamp with quick release mechanism A line clamp or stopping apparatus includes a housing one part of which serves to clamp or wedge a line subjected to high tension upwards of ten tons. The other part of the housing controls the first part. An eccentric wheel rotates freely within the first part in r... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299898 | Progressive safety device A progressive safety device for an elevator includes a brake unit and an actuating unit. The brake unit has a first brake shoe with first spring assemblies and a triangular rotatable support with second and third brake shoes. The actuating unit has an electromagneti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293438 | Cable lockout assembly A cable lockout assembly includes a cable sizing mechanism coupled to a cable clamping mechanism. The cable sizing mechanism is coupled with the cable clamping mechanism for adjusting the cable clamping mechanism relative to a size of the cable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293632 | Brake-equipped retracting mechanism for retractable member In a brake-equipped retracting mechanism, rotational force of a motor is used to open a liquid crystal display device from a retracted position to an open position, a power spring is wound up in conjunction with this opening operation, and elastic restoring force th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287627 | Gravity operated cable brake for an elevator A cable brake has an electromagnet releasably retaining a mass that falls down guide rods under the effect of gravity and impacts a first arm of a trigger lever. Upon impact by the mass, the trigger lever rotates a second arm with a pawl to release a crossbar, where... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7237650 | Tension device for use with a self-retracting lifeline A tension device for use with a self-retracting lifeline having a drum includes a lifeline and an elastic member. The lifeline has a retracting end, an intermediate portion, and a connecting end. The retracting end is operatively connected to the drum, and the conne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234686 | Fail-safe cleat with automatic in-line locking cam and quick-release slot A failsafe device for raising/lowering articles includes a frame and a fastener for attaching the frame to a ceiling or wall to elevated an article above the floor. A pulley or sheave is mounted on the frame about a substantially horizontal axis when the frame is mo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7165295 | Rope lock with out-of-balance indicator and automatic lockout A rope lock is disclosed, suitably adapted for use in theatrical applications that use counterweight rigging systems. The rope lock includes an indicator to show if the counterweight rigging system is in- or out-of-balance. The rope lock also includes an automatic l... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131515 | Compact descent controller A load lowering descent controller having a fixed cylindrical body or capstan about which a rope or cable is turned. The descent controller allows for lowering of the load at a controlled rate by adjusting the amount of friction between the controller and the rope o... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7080717 | Emergency brake apparatus of elevator In an elevator emergency braking apparatus, a braking device main body has a main body braking surface facing a main rope and positioned at a first side of a main rope array, and a tapered surface facing the main body braking surface on an opposite side of the main ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080716 | Movable fall prevention device for a belay support A movable fall-preventing device (1) for a belay support (6) includes an axis-retaining groove which retains the belay support (6) by means of a lever (16) that pivots between an open position and a closed position. One end of the lever c... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073780 | Fail-safe cleat with automatic in-line locking cam A failsafe cleat with automatic in-line locking cam includes a frame having proximate and a remote sides on substantially opposite sides of the frame and formed with a passageway, extending between said proximate and remote sides, for receiving a line that can move ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055656 | Apparatus for restraining cable curvature A pull cable can restrain cable curvature by the use of cable links configured to provide a limit to a range of an angular relationship between neighboring cable links. By limiting the angular variation between links, a minimum radius of the pull cable can be provid... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017717 | Twine brake for large round baler A large round baler is provided with a twine wrapping arrangement including a twine dispensing arm, a twine separating or severing device located between the dispensing arm and a baling chamber and a twine brake located between the separating device and the baling c... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007777 | Thread brake and textile machines and thread feed devices equipped therewith The invention relates to a thread brake with a holding means (17), a bearing pin (25), which has an assembly section (24) disposed in the holding means (17) and a bearing section (26) projecting out of the holding means (17)... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000514 | Safety systems for band saws Band saws with high-speed safety systems are disclosed. The band saws include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a blade and a person. A reaction system performs a specified action such as stopping the blade upon detection of the dang... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966534 | Wire system for hanging picture frames A wire system for use with picture frames and other items to be hung from or mounted to a vertical support. The wire system includes a base that includes a plurality of openings and rotatable levers that include respective internal passageways. Wire is installed thr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962235 | Apparatus for exterior evacuation from buildings An apparatus for safely evacuating a person within a prescribed weight range from a multistory building by enabling the person to exit from the interior of the building to the outside very quickly and to descend to the ground or lower surface alongside the exterior ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948594 | Rope locking device with automatic safety mechanism A rope locking device comprises a lock housing, guide housing, first and second shoe, means for suspending the first and second shoes, a handle, and cams operably connecting the handle to one of the shoes. The guide housing is positioned within the lock housing and ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944958 | Chain saw chain tensioning and braking system A chain saw which includes chain tensioning and braking systems. Tensioning and braking are caused by the presence and control of longitudinal and lateral slits in an elongated support which provides a continuous chain channel guide in its outer circumference. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945356 | Termination arrangement for a horizontal lifeline cable A termination arrangement for a horizontal lifeline cable (4) for use with a structure (6) includes an elongate stocking (14) of woven wire form surrounding an end section of the cable (4). The stocking (14) has a first end (22 | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942070 | Emergency braking and shock absorbing device for a lift or suspended load The load or the working platform is suspended and displaced by at least a pair of cables whereof the stresses are equivalent. Advantageously, each pair of cables is controlled by an emergency braking device comprising means for detecting the slack strand on one of t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6793046 | Fall arrest device for a fixed rope A follower fall arrest device used with a fixed safety rope is equipped with a securing system comprising a support arm articulated on a first spindle between an active locking and an inactive unlocking position, a roller in the form of a cylindrical wheel mounted r... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6769187 | Chain saw braking system A chain saw chain braking system, positioned in a continuous channel guide through which chain linking elements slide freely during use, unless the slidability is impeded by its operation. ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6763913 | Cover apparatus A cover apparatus for reducing the force of impact between a lanyard reel and a head of a user. The cover apparatus includes a housing comprising a perimeter wall defining an interior space of the housing. The interior space is designed for receiving the lanyard ree... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6695101 | Spooling apparatus A spooling apparatus includes a housing, a spool received in the housing so that the spool can be rotated from an original position by an external force and automatically returned to the original position when released from the external force, a rope woun... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6607058 | Rope brake The invention is directed to a rope brake especially for synthetic fiber ropes such as climbing ropes or the like. The rope brake has a housing which includes a guide device for at least one rope and this guide device can apply a braking action to the rop... | 08/19/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6343561 | Line jammer device The line jammer device is a device for jamming a line which is under tension upstream of the device when it is in a locked state and releasing the line when it is in an unlocked state. The device has a first line gripping member and a second line gripping... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6263999 | Removable vertical fall arrest device A vertical fall arrest device that combines, in a single unit, a fall arrest function, the capability to automatically traverse intermediate supports provided along a safety line and ease of attachment and detachment from the safety line at any point thro... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6223868 | Brake mechanism for device for hauling up/down by rope A brake mechanism for a device for hauling up/down by rope, in particular one for the safe hauling up and down by rope of persons and loads. The device has a pulley which preferably has a back stop that prevents the pulley from turning during the roping d... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6161595 | Yarn tensioning device A movable brake shoe (32) is mounted in a yarn brake (23). The yarn brake (33) includes two brake shoes (31, 32) arranged to brake a yarn (3) running between them. Actuating devices (33, 34) allow mutual compression of the brake shoes (31, 32). The movabl... | 12/19/2000 |
