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US 11,596,844 B2Granted
Educational tool for rock climbing
OwnerGokul Gopalakrishnan, Seneida Biendarra +3inventors
InventorsGokul Gopalakrishnan, Seneida Biendarra, Robert Matthew Hebel, Chloe Lauren Dienst Thomas, Brian William Tuttle
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Abstract
A climbing practice board provides a panel having both threaded holes for the receipt of anchors and support holes allowing attachment of the practice board to a variety of elevated supports.
Claims15
A climbing practice board comprising:
- a panel having a front surface having a lateral and vertical extent, the panel including:
- at least a first and second attachment hole exposed at the front surface and holding corresponding threaded inserts, each for receiving and retaining a bolt for attaching a climbing fixture to the front surface of the panel;
- and
- at least two laterally opposed support holes positioned on opposite left and right sides of the panel and flanking the at least first and second attachment holes, the at least two laterally opposed support holes adapted to mount the panel to an elevated support with the front surface vertical for training a user of the climbing fixture;
- further including the climbing fixture and wherein the climbing fixture is a rock bolt hanger providing a metal angle with a first attachment tab portion having a hole for receiving the bolt to attach the attachment tab portion against the front surface by tightening the bolt within the threaded insert and having a rear portion extending from the attachment tab portion providing an aperture for receiving therethrough a rope, strap, or carabiner;
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- wherein the at least two laterally opposed support holes are positioned above the at least first and second attachment holes when the front surface is vertical, and have a dimension along the front surface of at least three quarters of an inch, have rounded chamfers on their edges to receive ropes or straps with reduced cutting and wear, and are positioned within two inches of an upper horizontal edge of the panel to be engaged with a carabiner.
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A climbing practice board comprising:
- a panel having a front surface having a lateral and vertical extent, the panel including:
- at least a first and second attachment hole exposed at the front surface and holding corresponding threaded inserts, each for receiving and retaining a bolt for attaching a climbing fixture to the front surface of the panel;
- and
- at least two laterally opposed support holes positioned on opposite left and right sides of the panel and flanking the at least first and second attachment holes, the at least two laterally opposed support holes adapted to mount the panel to an elevated support with the front surface vertical for training a user of the climbing fixture;
- and
- further including the climbing fixture and wherein the climbing fixture is a fingerboard providing a second panel providing at least a first and second bolt hole adapted each for receiving and retaining the bolt to attach the second panel to the front surface using the at least first and second attachment holes in a first orientation, wherein the second panel in the first orientation provides at least one pair of laterally spaced finger slots sized to receive fingertips of the user for supporting the user by fingertips on the second panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.