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US 2009/0288913 A1Published application
Climb-assist device
AssigneeTower Logistics, LLC
InventorBent L. Nielsen
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Abstract
A climbing assistance device having a connection assembly disposed at a predetermined location on the structure, a yoke attachable to a person, a counterweight connected to the yoke by a cable which passes through a pulley system, and a stabilizer operative to stabilize the counterweight to prevent rotation thereof. By employing the stabilizer, the counterweight remains stable during ascent and descent, and the load of the counterweight is controlled.
Claims24
A climbing assistance device for climbing a tall structure, comprising:
- a connection assembly disposed at a predetermined location on the structure and including a pulley system;
- a yoke attachable to a person;
- a counterweight connected to the yoke by a center cable which passes through the pulley system;
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- a stabilizer operative to stabilize the counterweight to prevent rotation thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.