Trolley braking system

A trolley for suspending and transporting a rider supported by a harness on a cable or rope comprising:

• a mounting plate configured with a connection point to receive the rider's harness,
• a fixed pulley rotatably mounted to mounting plate,
• a floating pulley pivotally mounted to the plate in the same plane as the fixed pulley by a mounting arm, the mounting arm having a handle, and the pulleys mounted to support the plate on the cable or rope,
• a tensioning device mounted to the plate and the mounting arm to bias the floating pulley against the cable or rope, and
• a friction shoe mounted on the plate between the pulleys to contact the upper portion of the cable or rope,
• wherein the connection point is located between the centers of the fixed pulley and the friction shoe.

An apparatus for transporting a rider between two points comprising:

• a cable or rope;
• a plurality of supports configured to suspend the cable or rope between two points of unequal elevation;
• and
• a trolley for suspending and transporting the rider supported by a harness on the cable or rope having:
• a mounting plate configured with a connection point to receive the rider's harness,
• a fixed pulley rotatably mounted to mounting plate,
• a floating pulley pivotally mounted to the plate in the same plane as the fixed pulley by a mounting arm, the mounting arm having a handle, and the pulleys mounted to support the plate on the cable or rope,
• a tensioning device mounted to the plate and the mounting arm to bias the floating pulley against the cable or rope, and
• a friction shoe mounted on the plate between the pulleys to contact the upper portion of the cable or rope,
• wherein the connection point is located between the centers of the fixed pulley and the friction shoe.