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US 5,511,291 AGranted
Power brake descender for rappelling
OwnerJeffrey W. Crawfordinventor
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Abstract
A rappelling descender having an elongated, substantially hexagonal ring, a capstan attached to a first long side of the ring, and a hand grippable handle attached to a second long side of the ring, opposite the capstan. The hand grippable handle is at least substantially one palm width in length. A first ear extends from one side of the capstan, and a second ear extends from an opposite side of the capstan as the first ear, both ears extending transversely to the capstan.
Claims16
A rappelling descender comprising:
- (a) an elongated ring having opposite longer sides and interposed opposite shorter sides;
- (b) a capstan attached to a first longer side of the ring;
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- (c) an elongated, hand grippable handle extending at least substantially one palm width from a second longer side of the ring, opposite the capstan, for clasping with a hand.
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A method of rappelling comprising:
- (a) attaching a carabiner to an elongated ring of a rappelling descender, said ring having opposite longer sides and interposed opposite shorter sides;
- (b) extending a portion of a rope through the ring;
- (c) looping a length of the rope around a capstan attached to and extending from a first longer side of the ring;
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- (d) clasping a hand around an elongated, hand-grippable handle extending from a second longer side of the ring, opposite the capstan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.