Rope brake

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing having at least one opening for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• a guide arrangement for said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing and including a pin extending across said opening;
• said pin extending through said loop so as to be grasped thereby and being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• pivot means for pivotally mounting said pin on said housing so as to be pivotally movable in said plane;
• means for also displaceably moving said pin along said opening;
• and,
• cutout means formed on said housing in addition to said opening for additionally guiding and/or reversing the direction of a single rope or a double rope.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing having at least one opening for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• a guide arrangement for said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing and including a pin extending across said opening;
• said pin extending through said loop so as to be grasped thereby and being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• at least one stop on said housing for acting directly on said pin to limit the movement of said pin in the direction of movement thereof when a load is applied to said rope before said pin reaches the end position thereof;
• and,
• said end position being made possible by the deformability of said rope.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing having at least one opening for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• a guide arrangement for said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing and including a pin extending across said opening;
• said pin extending through said loop so as to be grasped thereby and being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane in the direction of said opening;
• a spring mounted in said housing for applying a resilient biasing force to said pin as said pin is moved in the direction of said opening;
• and,
• said spring being mounted in said housing so as to be covered thereby.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing;
• a guide arrangement for applying a braking action to said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing;
• said guide arrangement including at least one opening formed in said housing for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• and, a pin extending across said opening and extending though said loop so as to be grasped thereby;
• said pin being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• and,
• said opening in said housing being a slot-like opening.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing;
• a guide arrangement for applying a braking action to said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing;
• said guide arrangement including at least one opening formed in said housing for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• and, a pin extending across said opening and extending though said loop so as to be grasped thereby;
• said pin being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• said opening defining a work region of rope input and rope output;
• and,
• ribs formed on said housing for guiding said pin thereon in said work region against pivoting.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing;
• a guide arrangement for applying a braking action to said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing;
• said guide arrangement including at least one opening formed in said housing for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• and, a pin extending across said opening and extending though said loop so as to be grasped thereby;
• said pin being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• and,
• said guide arrangement including a bearing block mounted on said housing;
• a guide element for coupling said pin to said bearing block;
• and, said bearing block including means for holding said guide element so that said guide element can be longitudinally displaced and/or pivoted.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing having at least one opening for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• a guide arrangement for said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing and including a pin extending across said opening;
• said pin extending through said loop so as to be grasped thereby and being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• cutout means formed on said housing for additionally guiding and/or reversing the direction of a single rope or a double rope;
• a lever pivotally mounted on said housing to function as an actuating device and/or a locking device;
• and,
• said lever being pivotally mounted in the region of said cutout means.

A rope brake for a rope including a climbing rope, the rope brake comprising:

• a housing having at least one opening for passing a loop of said rope therethrough with said loop defining a plane;
• a guide arrangement for said rope and said guide arrangement being disposed on said housing and including a pin extending across said opening;
• said pin extending through said loop so as to be grasped thereby and being mounted on said housing so as to be movable in said plane;
• at least one stop on said housing for acting directly on said pin to limit the movement of said pin in the direction of movement thereof when a load is applied to said rope before said pin reaches the end position thereof;
• said end position being made possible by the deformability of said rope;
• said stop being a first stop on a first side of said housing;
• said rope brake including a second stop on a second side of said housing;
• said first and second stops extending into the path of movement of said pin;
• and,
• said pin lying with the outer ends thereof against said first and second stops which project inwardly from walls of said housing.