EP 2192959 A1 20100609 - FOLLOW-UP FALL PREVENTION DEVICE
Title (en)
FOLLOW-UP FALL PREVENTION DEVICE
Title (de)
MITLAUFENDE AUFFANGVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ANTICHUTE SUIVEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 2007001573 W 20070926
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009040481A1] The invention relates to a follow-up fall prevention device used with a safety rope (1) for securing a tower worker, a climber or the like. The device of the invention is characterised in that the blocking system comprises: on one side of the rope (1), at least one cavity (5) including in the lower portion thereof at least one free counterweight (7) and defining in the upper portion thereof at least one bearing surface (6) inclined towards the rope (1), the free counterweight being capable, during a controlled running of the rope (1), of being in contact with the rope (1) and remaining in the lower portion of the cavity (5) without touching the inclined bearing surface (6), and said free counterweight (7) being capable, during a fast running of the rope (1) of moving towards the inclined bearing surface (6) until the rope (1) is blocked between the free counterweight (7) and the bearing surface (4) of the rope. The present invention provides a fall-prevention follow-up blocking and descending safety device. It thus provides a back-climbing capability on a fixed rope, a controlled climbing and descent capability along the fixed rope, a descender capability when the user is suspended to the device after a fall or during rappelling, and it can also be used for securing a person, in which case the device is attached to a person on the ground in charge of belay by accompanying the running in the device of the rope attached to the other person.
IPC 8 full level
A62B 1/14 (2006.01); A62B 35/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A62B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009040481A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009040481 A1 20090402; AT E516854 T1 20110815; EP 2192959 A1 20100609; EP 2192959 B1 20110720; ES 2372089 T3 20120113; US 2010300809 A1 20101202; US 8387751 B2 20130305
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 2007001573 W 20070926; AT 07848287 T 20070926; EP 07848287 A 20070926; ES 07848287 T 20070926; US 67909510 A 20100319