EP 2641635 A3 20170816 - Back-up apparatus for use in rope access
Title (en)
Back-up apparatus for use in rope access
Title (de)
Sicherheitsgerät für die Nutzung mit Zugangsseilen
Title (fr)
Dispositif de sauvegarde pour l'usage avec des lignes d'access
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201204845 A 20120320
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2641635A2] Back-up apparatus for use in climbing comprising is disclosed. It has particular application to rope access climbing, but may find application in other fields. The apparatus includes a slider (22) that can be applied to a back-up line (20). The slider has an attachment formation (38) by which it can be connected to a lanyard (32). The slider (22) is operative, upon application of a load on a downward direction through a lanyard so connected, to grab onto a line to which it is applied. A drawing line (40) is connected to the slider (20) by which it the slider may be drawn downwardly along a line to which it is applied. A handle (42) connected to the drawing line (40) that can be grasped by a climber, the handle having a release means that can be operated by a climber to cause the handle to release its connection with the drawing line.
IPC 8 full level
A62B 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
A62B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP GB); A63B 29/02 (2013.01 - GB); E04G 21/3204 (2013.01 - GB); E06C 7/186 (2013.01 - GB)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2011232995 A1 20110929 - ROGELJA BORIS [AU]
- [A] US 5664640 A 19970909 - SMITH DANIEL I [US]
- [X] WILD COUNTRY: "Wild Country Ropeman Ascender", 24 May 2010 (2010-05-24), XP002771756, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:www.elagage-hevea.com/marques-elagage/product/download/file_id-2259.html> [retrieved on 20170705]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2641635 A2 20130925; EP 2641635 A3 20170816; GB 201204845 D0 20120502; GB 201304959 D0 20130501; GB 2500483 A 20130925; GB 2500483 B 20160113
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13159866 A 20130319; GB 201204845 A 20120320; GB 201304959 A 20130319