Lifesaving apparatus for roping down persons
OwnerHans Bloderinventor
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Abstract
A life saving equipment for roping down persons along a rope has a rack with an inlet opening and an outlet opening for the rope so that the rope passes the rack when the person is roped down. A rope pulley is rotatably mounted within the rack and has on its circumference a groove for the rope. The rope is guided in the groove for a looping angle of more than 180.degree.. The rope pulley can be braked by at least one brake member, the braking force of which can be adjusted by a setting mechanism influenced by the weight of the person to be roped down. A monitoring means checks the presence of the rope within the rack and has a movable sensor member pressed again the rope, preferably by means of at least one spring. The sensor member acts on a rope clamping device for clamping the rope when a rope shortage occurs.
Claims23
A life saving equipment for roping down persons along a rope, comprising a rack being passed by the rope and being connectable to the person to be roped down, a rope pulley being rotatably supported within said rack and being provided on its circumference with a rope groove for said rope which is guided within said rope groove for a looping angle of more than 180.degree., at least one brake member being provided for being pressed against the rope pulley for braking said rope pulley, a setting mechanism for adjusting the braking force of said brake member by the person to be roped down, and a monitoring means checking the presence of the rope within said rack, said monitoring means having a sensor member being movably supported by said rack and pressed against the rope, which sensor member is operatively connected to a rope clamping device for clamping the rope in case of a rope shortage.
A lifesaving equipment for roping down persons by means of a rope, comprising a rack being passed by a rope, a rope pulley being rotatably supported within said rack and being provided on its circumference with a rope groove for said rope which is guided within said rope groove for a looping angle of more than 180.degree., at least one brake member being provided for being pressed against the rope pulley for braking said rope pulley, a setting mechanism for adjusting the braking force of said brake member by the person to be roped down, and a monitoring means checking the presence of the rope within said rack, said monitoring means having a sensor member being movably supported by said rack and pressed against the rope, which sensor member is operatively connected to a rope clamping device for clamping the rope in case of a rope shortage.
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