US 8,375,526 B2Granted

Rope management device

OwnerPerry L. Everettinventor

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Abstract

A rope management device includes features allowing for transition from a rope clamping position to a rope unclamped position when under load. Included is a teeter bar having a pivot axis allowing for application of friction on a section of rope to hold a load in place and then when rope is pulled through the device the load is maintained while allowing the teeter bar to pivot to eliminate friction on the rope.

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A rope management device comprising;

a base plate having a first attachment hole, a first pivot hole, and eight fastener holes, a first hole of said eight fastener holes for receiving a threaded fastener screw therethrough to permanently fasten a first bollard to a first side of the base plate by engagement with a threaded hole disposed in the first bollard, a second hole of said eight fastener holes for receiving a fastener bolt therethrough to fasten a second bollard to the first side of the base plate, a third hole of said eight fastener holes for permanently affixing a threaded stop, with a remaining five holes of said eight fastener holes for selectively affixing an unthreaded stop;
said first and second bollards each include a replaceable wear sleeve secured by respective screws, said threaded hole disposed in the first bollard also permanently affixing a threaded stop to the bottom of said first bollard;
a cam having a second pivot hole for receiving the fastener bolt therethrough after which the fastener bolt transits said second hole of said eight fastener holes and mates with a threaded hole in said second bollard to secure said second bollard to said base plate and thereby define a first pivot axis, and first and second fastener holes for securing a handle to the cam by means of first and second fastener bolts;
a teeter bar having a third pivot hole and pivotally mounted between said base plate and an access plate by a threaded fastener bolt which sequentially transits said first pivot hole, said third pivot hole and a fourth pivot hole located in said access plate to terminate in a nut to thereby define a second pivot axis, a second attachment hole defining a first attachment point, a friction brake and a fairlead, said fairlead having a fastener hole;
a bearing having a hole for fixedly receiving a first end of a second fastener, the second end of said second fastener fixedly received by the fairlead fastener hole, this arrangement allowing said bearing to remain in contact with said cam, the combination of said bearing, said second fastener and said fairlead fastener hole defining a third pivot axis;
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said access plate having a third attachment hole, said fourth pivot hole and a catch, said fourth pivot hole co-acting with said threaded fastener bolt and said third pivot hole to rotatably affix said teeter bar to said access plate, said third attachment hole co-acting with said first attachment hole to define a second attachment point, and the catch configured for co-acting with a threaded stop.

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Abstract

A rope management device comprising;

a base plate having a first attachment hole, a first pivot hole, and eight fastener holes, a first hole of said eight fastener holes for receiving a threaded fastener screw therethrough to permanently fasten a first bollard to a first side of the base plate by engagement with a threaded hole disposed in the first bollard, a second hole of said eight fastener holes for receiving a fastener bolt therethrough to fasten a second bollard to the first side of the base plate, a third hole of said eight fastener holes for permanently affixing a threaded stop, with a remaining five holes of said eight fastener holes for selectively affixing an unthreaded stop;
said first and second bollards each include a replaceable wear sleeve secured by respective screws, said threaded hole disposed in the first bollard also permanently affixing a threaded stop to the bottom of said first bollard;
a cam having a second pivot hole for receiving the fastener bolt therethrough after which the fastener bolt transits said second hole of said eight fastener holes and mates with a threaded hole in said second bollard to secure said second bollard to said base plate and thereby define a first pivot axis, and first and second fastener holes for securing a handle to the cam by means of first and second fastener bolts;
a teeter bar having a third pivot hole and pivotally mounted between said base plate and an access plate by a threaded fastener bolt which sequentially transits said first pivot hole, said third pivot hole and a fourth pivot hole located in said access plate to terminate in a nut to thereby define a second pivot axis, a second attachment hole defining a first attachment point, a friction brake and a fairlead, said fairlead having a fastener hole;
a bearing having a hole for fixedly receiving a first end of a second fastener, the second end of said second fastener fixedly received by the fairlead fastener hole, this arrangement allowing said bearing to remain in contact with said cam, the combination of said bearing, said second fastener and said fairlead fastener hole defining a third pivot axis;
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said access plate having a third attachment hole, said fourth pivot hole and a catch, said fourth pivot hole co-acting with said threaded fastener bolt and said third pivot hole to rotatably affix said teeter bar to said access plate, said third attachment hole co-acting with said first attachment hole to define a second attachment point, and the catch configured for co-acting with a threaded stop.

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