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US 2024/0216719 A1Published application
Climb safety device
AssigneePerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsScott Stekr, Brenton Barton, Dominic Newnham
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Abstract
A climb safety device where movement of a load bearing member relative to an attachment member is resisted by a biasing element.
Claims10
A climb safety system comprising:
- a climb safety device mounted to a tower above a lower unit mounted to the tower;
- a line stretched between the climb safety device and a lower unit, the line for securing a climber to the tower;
- and,
- the climber imparting a near vertical force to the line and the climb safety device for reacting to the near vertical force;
- wherein the climb safety device incorporates a biasing element that is compressed along in a direction that is parallel to a direction of the force.
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A climb safety device comprising:
- a biasing element, load bearing member, and attachment member;
- the attachment member including left and right plates and the load bearing member therebetween;
- the load bearing member for compressing the biasing element between an upper end of the load bearing member and a bifurcated platform of the attachment member left and right plates;
- and,
- the biasing element compressed along a vertical axis when a load hangs from the load bearing member.
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A climb safety device comprising:
- a biasing element, load bearing member, and attachment member;
- a guide pin fixed to the load bearing member and movable in a vertical slot in the attachment member;
- the biasing element for bearing a load placed on the load bearing member;
- and,
- the guide pin and slot for limiting compression of the biasing element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.