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US 10,093,328 B2Granted
In-line brake
AssigneeRopes Courses, Inc.
InventorsJames Allen Liggett, Sean Raymond Horihan
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Abstract
An in-line brake having a displaceable carriage for slowing and stopping a zip track trolley, that allows the trolley to continue in its direction of travel after it stops. The carriage is then repositioned automatically to stop the next trolley.
Claims7
An in-line brake (10), comprising:
- a brake track (50);
- a carriage (20) movably disposed within said brake track (50);
- a means to decelerate said carriage (200);
- a trolley engagement means (210) integrated with said carriage (20) to engage with a trolley (130) moving in a direction of travel (140) when said carriage (20) is in a closed position (60), whereby, when said trolley (130) engages with said trolley engagement means (210) said carriage (20) is displaced through the means to decelerate said carriage (200);
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- said carriage (20) capable of being positioned in an open position (80) so that said trolley (130) can continue to move in the direction of travel (140);
- wherein said trolley engagement means (210) is an arm (30) disposed on said carriage (20) extending away from said brake track (50) across said trolley's direction of travel (140) when said carriage is in the closed position (60) to prevent displacement of said trolley (130) past said trolley engagement means (210), said carriage (20) having a hinge (220) and a front wheel (40) rollably engaged with said brake (50);
- said brake track (50) has a brake track termination area (160) having an extension (170) that extends away from said zip track (50) and oriented substantially perpendicular to said direction of travel (140);
- and said carriage (20) can pivot via said hinge (220) to enable said front wheel (40) to roll on said extension (170).
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An in-line brake (10), comprising:
- a brake track (50);
- a carriage (20) movably disposed within said brake track (50);
- a means to decelerate said carriage (200);
- a trolley engagement means (210) integrated with said carriage (20) to engage with a trolley (130) moving in a direction of travel (140) when said carriage (20) is in a closed position (60), whereby, when said trolley (130) engages with said trolley engagement means (210) said carriage (20) is displaced through the means to decelerate said carriage (200);
- said carriage (20) capable of being positioned in an open position (80) so that said trolley (130) can continue to move in the direction of travel (140);
- said trolley (130) movably disposed within a zip track (70);
- said zip track (70) connected to said brake track (50);
- wherein said trolley engagement means (210) is an arm (30) disposed on said carriage (20) extending from said brake track (50) across said trolley's direction of travel (140) when said carriage is in the closed position (60) to prevent said trolley (130) from being displaced past said trolley engagement means (210), and said carriage (20) having a hinge (220) and a front wheel (40) rollably engaged with said brake track (50);
- said brake track (50) has a brake track termination area (160) having an extension (170) that extends away from said zip track (50) and oriented substantially perpendicular to said direction of travel (140);
- said carriage 20 can pivot via said hinge (220) to enable said front wheel (40) to roll on said extension (170);
- a retraction means (190) to displace said carriage (20) opposite said direction of travel (140) and reposition said carriage (20) into the closed position (60);
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- a harness strap (110) attached to said trolley (130);
- said harness strap (110) extending downwardly from said trolley (130);
- wherein when said trolley (130) is travelling in the direction of travel (140) said trolley (130) is descending toward a landing platform (120).
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