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US 12,158,136 B2Granted
Rope driver, portable device for driving a rope comprising a rope driver, kit, method and use
AssigneesGilles Sanderse, Michel Sanderse
InventorMichel Sanderse
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Abstract
A portable device for hoisting/lowering/storing a rope from a tall structure, such as a is described. The device is formed of an assembly of a rope storage container and a rope driver reversibly connected thereto. The rope storage container defines a rope storage volume bound between a bottom surface and an outer side wall. The rope driver is reversibly connectable to the container and comprises a rope passage having a dimension matching a diameter of the rope. The passage is formed between a pair of adjacent rollers or between a drive coil and a clamp. The rope is driven (hoisted and stored or provided and lowered) by an electric motor arranged to drive at least one of the rollers or the drive coil.
Claims21
A portable device for driving a rope from a tall structure, the device for driving a rope comprising an assembly of a rope storage container and a rope driver reversibly connected thereto,
- wherein the rope storage container comprises:
- a rope storage volume bound between a bottom surface and an outer side wall of the rope storage container, wherein the outer side wall is connected to the bottom surface along an edge;
- and
- at least two connector parts provided on reinforced portions along the outer side wall for reversibly connecting the container to respective ones of at least two corresponding connector counterparts on the rope driver, wherein the rope driver comprises:
- a frame comprising at least two arm members extending outwardly from a central portion, wherein the arm members near their free ends are provided with the respective ones of the corresponding connector counterparts for reversibly connecting the rope driver to the container;
- a rope passage having a dimension that matches a diameter of the rope, wherein the rope passage is formed:
- between a first roller carried for rotation about a primary axis and a second roller adjacent to the first roller and carried for rotation about a secondary axis parallel to the primary axis, or
- between a drive coil and a clamp;
- an electric motor mounted on the frame arranged to drive at least one of the first roller and the second roller, or the drive coil, so as to pass a rope through the rope passage;
- and
- a handle configured to:
- control the rope driver, and/or
- carry the rope driver and/or the assembly of the rope driver and the rope storage container;
- and
- wherein the rope passage is disposed near the central portion of the frame so as to allow the rope to enter or exit the rope storage volume in dependence of a driving direction of the rope.
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A kit comprising:
- a portable device for driving a rope, the device for driving a rope comprising an assembly of a rope storage container and a rope driver reversibly connected thereto,
- wherein the rope storage container comprises:
- a rope storage volume bound between a bottom surface and an outer side wall of the rope storage container, wherein the outer side wall is connected to the bottom surface along an edge;
- and
- at least two connector parts provided on reinforced portions along the outer side wall for reversibly connecting the container to respective ones of at least two corresponding connector counterparts on the rope driver,
- wherein the rope driver comprises:
- a frame comprising at least two arm members extending outwardly from a central portion, wherein the arm members near their free ends are provided with the respective ones of the corresponding connector counterparts for reversibly connecting the rope driver to the container;
- a rope passage having a dimension that matches a diameter of the rope, wherein the rope passage is formed:
- between a first roller carried for rotation about a primary axis and a second roller adjacent to the first roller and carried for rotation about a secondary axis parallel to the primary axis, or
- between a drive coil and a clamp;
- an electric motor mounted on the frame arranged to drive at least one of the first roller and the second roller, or the drive coil, so as to pass a rope through the rope passage;
- and
- a handle configured to:
- control the rope driver, and/or
- carry the rope driver and/or the assembly of the rope driver and the rope storage container;
- and
- wherein the rope passage is disposed near the central portion of the frame so as to allow the rope to enter or exit the rope storage volume in dependence of a driving direction of the rope;
- and
- a separate free standing rope guiding or pulley system arranged to be reversibly anchorable to a tall structure.
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A portable rope driver for use in combination with a rope storage container, the rope driver comprising:
- a frame comprising at least two arm members extending outwardly from a central portion, wherein the arm members near their free ends are provided with respective ones of corresponding connector counterparts for reversibly connecting the rope driver to respective corresponding connector parts on a rope storage container;
- a rope passage having a dimension that matches a diameter of the rope, wherein the passage is formed;
- between a first roller carried for rotation about a primary axis and a second roller adjacent to the first roller and carried for rotation about a secondary axis parallel to the primary axis, or
- between a drive coil and a clamp;
- an electric motor mounted on the frame arranged to drive at least one of the first and the second roller, or the drive coil, so as to pass a rope through the rope passage, and
- a handle for controlling configured to:
- control the rope driver, and/or
- carry the rope driver and/or an assembly of the rope driver and the rope storage container;
- wherein the rope passage is disposed near the central portion of the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.