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US 2011/0078994 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for indicating the approach to the end of a rope
OwnerSteve Nagodeinventor
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Abstract
A rope has a stiffening mechanism applied at or near its end to warn a user moving along the rope that he is approaching its end, and the method of using such a rope.
Claims15
A device for indicating the approach of the end of a rope, comprising:
- (a) a rope having an end;
- (b) a stiffening mechanism which is applied to a segment of said rope near said end;
- (c) said stiffening mechanism causing said segment to be sufficiently stiff and have a sufficient length such that said segment will not significantly bend and that a person moving along said rope toward said end will perceive said segment.
A method for placing an indicating indicia proximate the end of a rope, comprising:
- (a) placing a stiffening mechanism on a segment of said rope proximate an end thereof;
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- (b) said stiffening mechanism causing said segment to be sufficiently stiff, having a sufficient length and being located on said rope such that a person moving along said rope toward said end will perceive said segment before reaching the end of said rope.
A method for placing an indicating indicia proximate the end of a rope, comprising:
- (a) placing a stiffening mechanism on a segment of said rope proximate an end thereof;
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- (b) said stiffening mechanism causing said segment to be sufficiently stiff that it cannot be bent enough to pass through a rappelling, belaying or positioning device or a friction knot that said rope is being used with.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.