Powered rope ascender and portable rope pulling device
AssigneeAtlas Devices, LLC
InventorsNathan Ball, Timothy Fofonoff, Bryan Schmid, Daniel Walker
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Abstract
A device for pulling an elongate member includes a powered rotational motor having an output and a rotating drum connected to the output of said rotational motor where the rotating drum has a longitudinal axis and a circumference. The device further includes a guide mechanism for guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of, the rotating drum. When the powered rotational motor turns the rotating drum, the rotating drum thereby continuously pulls the resilient elongate element through the device.
Claims20
A device for pulling a resilient elongate element, comprising:
- a powered rotational motor having an output;
- a rotating element connected to the output of said rotational motor for applying a pulling force to the resilient elongate element, the rotating element having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, and a circumference, wherein the outer surface includes a plurality of splines;
- a guide mechanism guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of the rotating element;
- whereby when said powered rotational motor turns the rotating element, the rotating element thereby continuously pulls the resilient elongate element into, through, and out of the device.
A system for pulling a resilient elongate element, comprising:
- a resilient elongate element having first and second free ends and an intermediate portion between the first and second free ends;
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- a pulling device comprising:
- a powered rotational motor having an output;
- a rotating element connected to the output of said rotational motor for applying a pulling force to the resilient elongate element, the rotating element having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, and a circumference;
- a guide mechanism guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of the rotating element, the guide mechanism configured to engage the intermediate portion of the resilient elongate element without feeding a free end through the guide mechanism;
- whereby when said powered rotational motor turns the rotating element, the rotating element thereby continuously pulls the resilient elongate element through the device.
A method for pulling a resilient elongate element, comprising:
- providing a resilient elongate element having first and second free ends and an intermediate portion between the first and second free ends;
- providing a pulling device comprising:
- a powered rotational motor having an output;
- a rotating element connected to the output of said rotational motor for applying a pulling force to the resilient elongate element, the rotating element having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, and a circumference;
- a guide mechanism guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of the rotating element;
- engaging the intermediate portion of the resilient elongate element to the guide mechanism without feeding a free end of the through the guide mechanism;
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- pulling the resilient through the pulling device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.