(19)
(11) EP 0 694 317 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.11.1996 Bulletin 1996/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.01.1996 Bulletin 1996/05

(21) Application number: 95304559.8

(22) Date of filing: 28.06.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6A62B 1/14
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT CH DE ES FR GB IE IT LI

(30) Priority: 28.06.1994 GB 9412969

(71) Applicant: GEMINI PLASTICS MACHINERY LTD
Gosport, Hampshire PO12 3RX (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Jopling, Brian David
    Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 7LL (GB)

(74) Representative: Harris, Ian Richard et al
c/o D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA
London EC4A 1DA (GB)

   


(54) Manually operable braking device for a line


(57) A manually operable braking device for a line (e.g. a rope) such as a descender has a body 2,3 defining a path A including a braking surface 5,6 for the line 12. A moveable control member 1 is pivotally connected to the body and includes a manually operable control handle protruding from the body and a braking element co-operating with the braking surface to apply a braking force on the line. The control handle is pivotable away from the body to reduce the braking force applied to the line and is pivotable towards the body to increase the braking force on the line. The body and moveable member are configured such that, on releasing the handle, a loading on a line passing through the path urges the handle towards the body to increase the braking force on the line.







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