Rocker arm assembly for an aerial tramway

A rocker arm assembly for support of a haul rope for an aerial tramway or the like including elongated rocker arm means, sheave means rotatably mounted to said rocker arm means, and rocker arm mounting means formed for mounting of said rocker arm means to a support structure, wherein the improvement in said assembly is comprised of:

• said rocker arm means being formed with substantially the entire mass of said rocker arm means positioned on an outer side of said sheave means for support of said sheave means cantilevered inwardly from said outer side;
• said rocker arm means being formed with an elongated rope catching recess means in an upwardly facing surface thereof, said recess means extending in said rocker arm means proximate said sheave means.

A rocker arm assembly for support of a haul rope for an aerial tramway or the like including a pair of sheave carrying rocker arms, at least one sheave rotatably mounted to each of said sheave carrying rocker arms, a support rocker arm, first mounting means pivotally mounting said sheave carrying rocker arm means to said support rocker arm, and second mounting means formed for pivotal cantilevered mounting of said support rocker arm outwardly from an assembly support structure, wherein the improvement in said rocker arm assembly is comprised of:

• said first mounting means being formed to cantilever each of said sheave carrying rocker arms outwardly from said support rocker arm, said sheave carrying rocker arms extending along only an outward side of said sheaves, and the sheaves each being cantilevered inwardly from said sheave carrying rocker arms and rope catcher means formed as recess means in an upwardly facing surface of each of said sheave carrying rocker arms and extending substantially over the length of the sheave carrying rocker arms and parallel to said rope as supported on said sheaves.