Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Torso harness – Strand-engaging – with descent retarder
Patent
1985-02-04
1986-08-05
Machado, Reinaldo P.
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Torso harness
Strand-engaging, with descent retarder
182193, 188 652, A62B 114
Patent
active
046037551
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a rappel line clamp and harness with which the descent down a rope may be readily controlled.
The rappel line clamp and harness of the present invention includes a first and a second elongated juxtaposed plate. The pair of plates includes opposing and remote sides. The plates define corresponding first and second longitudinal marginal portions and a corresponding first and second transverse end marginal portions. The first pair of corresponding longitudinal marginal portions include a means for pivotally interconnecting the plates for limited swinging apart of a second pair of corresponding longitudinal edge portions. The opposing sides of the plates include full length opposing and registered longitudinal open ended grooves formed therein approximately intermediate between the plate longitudinal marginal portions. The second pair of corresponding longitudinal marginal portions of the plates include coacting adjustable clamp means so that said second pair of corresponding longitudinal marginal portions may be adjustably clamped together to thereby clamp a flexible member between the portions of the opposing sides of the plates defining the grooves.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2866997 (1959-01-01), Eskridge
patent: 2872144 (1959-02-01), Hobson
patent: 3717219 (1973-02-01), Hoffman
patent: 4052067 (1977-10-01), Casavant
patent: 4056166 (1947-11-01), Rabelos
patent: 4448281 (1984-05-01), Adams
Chin-Shue Alvin
Machado Reinaldo P.
Mar-Mex International, Ltd.
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