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US 9,427,647 B2Granted
Climbing hold assembly having load dissipative effect
OwnerRussell I. Moyinventor
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Abstract
A climbing hold assembly is able to greatly reduce the compressive forces experienced in securing a climbing hold to a panel or sheet of polycarbonate or thermoplastic material. A region of a load dissipation element formed in the underside of the load dissipation element is in communication with a region of the climbing hold formed in the underside of the climbing hold via the polycarbonate or thermoplastic material, the regions being of substantially the shape.
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A climbing hold assembly, comprising:
- a climbing hold with a first region formed in an underside of the climbing hold, the first region having a first shape in a bottom surface of the climbing hold;
- a load dissipation element with a second region formed in an underside of the load dissipation element, the second region having a second shape in a bottom surface of the load dissipation element that approximates the first shape of the first region, wherein the second region is characterized as having a measure of hardness that is less than that of the material of the load dissipation element that surrounds and is contiguous the second region;
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- a fastening element configured to pass through the climbing hold, a panel, and the load dissipation element and to fasten the bottom surface of the climbing hold to a first surface of a panel and the bottom surface of the load dissipation element to a second surface of the panel responsive to torque forces applied to the fastening element, wherein when fastened to the panel by the fastening element the first shape of the first region in the bottom surface of the climbing hold is mated with the second shape of the second region in the bottom surface of the load dissipation element through the panel.
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A climbing hold assembly, comprising:
- a climbing hold with a first region formed in an underside of the climbing hold, the first region having a first shape in a bottom surface of the climbing hold;
- a load dissipation element with a second region formed in an underside of the load dissipation element, the second region having a second shape in a bottom surface of the load dissipation element that approximates the first shape of the first region;
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- a fastening element configured to pass through the climbing hold, a panel, and the load dissipation element and to fasten the bottom surface of the climbing hold to a first surface of a panel and the bottom surface of the load dissipation element to a second surface of the panel responsive to torque forces applied to the fastening element, wherein when fastened to the panel by the fastening element the first shape of the first region in the bottom surface of the climbing hold is mated with the second shape of the second region in the bottom surface of the load dissipation element through the panel wherein the dimensions of the first and second regions are at least three times larger than the dimensions of a hole of the panel configured to receive the fastening element therethrough and wherein the dimensions of the first and second regions are at least one of a diameter or a volume.
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A climbing hold assembly, comprising:
- a climbing hold with a first region formed in an underside of the climbing hold, the first region having a first shape in a bottom surface of the climbing hold;
- a load dissipation element with a second region formed in an underside of the load dissipation element, the second region having a second shape in a bottom surface of the load dissipation element that approximates the first shape of the first region wherein the first region of the climbing hold is a cavity region and the second region of the load dissipation element is formed of a second region material that has a measure of hardness that is less than that of the material of the load dissipation element that surrounds and is contiguous the second region;
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- a fastening element configured to pass through the climbing hold, a panel, and the load dissipation element and to fasten the bottom surface of the climbing hold to a first surface of a panel and the bottom surface of the load dissipation element to a second surface of the panel responsive to torque forces applied to the fastening element, wherein when fastened to the panel by the fastening element the first shape of the first region in the bottom surface of the climbing hold is mated with the second shape of the second region in the bottom surface of the load dissipation element through the panel.
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