Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
104112000 | CABLE RAILS | 61 |
20080202375 | SELF-DRIVEN CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR PERSONS USED FOR THE (AERIAL) PANORAMIC OBSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - The self-driven cable transportation system for persons used for the aerial panoramic observation of the environment comprises: A cable suspended over the ground held and tensed by brackets fixed to any natural element available like trees, rocks, etc., or to any type of artificial element, like poles towers, constructions, etc., along this line vehicles driven by the a user's feet run in a safe and comfortable manner to observe the environment without having to stop at the cable's anchoring points. The user has full control of the vehicle's speed, being able to accelerate, break and stop at will, having at all times both hands free. This system may be installed and used on any type of ground with recreation and/or scientific observation purposes. | 08-28-2008 |
20090044718 | Cableway System for Sand Dunes and Similarly Non-Stationary Structures - A cableway has at least one valley station, a mountain station, a hoisting cable between the valley station and the mountain station, and transport devices for transporting persons and/or goods from the valley station up to the mountain station. The mountain station is supported on a carrying construction and is displaceable thereon in the horizontal and/or vertical direction. This construction allows the cableway to be used also in sand dunes. | 02-19-2009 |
20090165666 | CABLE DERAILING PREVENTION DEVICE FOR CARRIER/TRACTION CABLES OF CABLE CAR SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a cable derailing prevention device for carrier/traction cables of cable car systems in an installation including: a carrier/traction cable; a multitude of rollers which flank a coupling rail and are located at the exit from the station; a multftude of clamps from which the driving means are suspended; at least one roller that has a couple and clamp and supports the cable, and a support roller or hold-down roller battery according to the cable guide, the coupling rail forming a coupling area between the cable and the clamps. According to the invention, an aligning device is mounted in front of the coupling area of the clamps on the cable before the coupling rail and limits the deviation of the cable due to a derailing on the roller battery so that the cable is always located inside the opening of the clamp. | 07-02-2009 |
20090223406 | ZIPLINE TROLLEY - The present invention discloses a zipline trolley comprising of two substantially flat side flanges arranged in a parallel configuration, a substantially flat front face attached perpendicularly to the front edges of the side flanges, and a substantially flat back face attached perpendicularly to the rear edges of the side flanges. There are also provided two axles for bearing wheels and four lines for attaching the side flanges to the two spreaders. One set of two lines is attached to the bottom of each of the side flanges. The lines are connected to two spreaders, which are attached to the ends of a handlebar. | 09-10-2009 |
20100107919 | DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING AND MOVING AN OBJECT OR PERSON - The present invention concerns a device for the suspension and displacement of an object or a person, this device including at least two unaligned cables, a profile borne by the cables and a trolley mobile over the length of this profile, characterized in that the profile links said cables together, in that the profile located between the two unaligned cables defines a curved zone, in that the profile includes at least one rectilinear zone in which the cable is kept in the profile and in that the cable is located outside of the profile in the curved zone and close to this curved zone. This device can be used as a Tyrolean traverse. | 05-06-2010 |
20100147180 | Elevated cableway for observation of nature - A fixed, elevated cableway having a plurality of intermediate supports for transport of persons for nature observation is described. One or more self-powered trolleys may travel simultaneously on a common cable span between two intermediate supports. Intermediate supports may join separate cable spans and/or allow tight turns. The trolley possesses one or more speed-governing devices, locks to the support cable and to intermediate supports. Combined features produce a slow-speed elevated cableway having minimal impact on the environment while providing improved installation flexibility for the purpose of nature observation. | 06-17-2010 |
20100282121 | CABLE RAILWAY WITH ENTERING/EXITING AID - In order to facilitate entering or exiting in a cable railway system, at least one part of the floor of the passenger region adjoining the passenger gondolas is formed by a transport device, which is configured to transport the passengers located thereon in the direction of movement of the passenger gondolas. The transport device can be formed by one or more conveyor belts, which follow the path of the passenger gondolas for a distance such that the passenger can comfortably change over from the transport device to the gondolas. | 11-11-2010 |
20100300322 | TRIM CONTROLLED, DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLABLE, TROLLEY BRAKE - A trolley for traveling along a cable may include a frame having a first end, a second end, and a rail extending therebetween. A user may suspend from the frame in a harness, leveraging the user's weight about a fulcrum suspended by a sheave rolling along the cable. Opposite the user, across the fulcrum, a brake shoe or pad pivotably connected to the frame may be controlled by a user shifting weight, a trim brake adjustable by the user, or both to control a braking force generated by the trolley between the brake pad and the cable. Trim braking may be set to stop the trolley on any incline, roll with a constant braking bias, or roll freely. User-weight leveraging may be dynamically adjusted by a user likewise by selectively weighting a harness, weighting a handle and tether to draw the user's weight toward the fulcrum, or both. | 12-02-2010 |
20110073000 | Wear monitoring system, cable operated transportation system and a method for monitoring wear-prone parts therein - In order to increase the operational reliability of a cable operated transportation system, there is proposed a wear monitoring system for monitoring the wear and/or abrasion of at least one system component of a cable operated transportation system comprising a support cable and/or a traction cable and/or a hoisting cable and also at least one drive unit wherein said system component is subjected to wear and/or abrasion and is mounted in rotating and/or circulating manner, including a parameter measuring device for measuring an actual value and/or a time-dependent actual value function of at least one electrical and/or mechanical parameter of the at least one system component and/or the drive unit and also including an evaluating device for determining a parameter deviation of the actual value from a desired value in dependence on time or a time interval and/or of the actual value function from a time-dependent desired value function of the at least one parameter, which parameter deviation corresponds to the state of abrasion and/or the state of wear of the at least one system component. | 03-31-2011 |
20110100250 | Automatic carriage return for exhaust removal system - An automatic carriage return for an exhaust removal system having a carriage that is configured to translate along a track tube, the carriage being coupled at a first end to an exhaust extraction hose, the second end of the exhaust extraction hose being coupled to a vehicle exhaust for directing exhaust from the vehicle out the track tube. The automatic carriage return includes a drive cable spanning along the track tube, and an engagement assembly coupled to the carriage. The engagement assembly has an engaged configuration and a non-engaged configuration with respect to the drive cable. A drive motor is coupled to the engagement assembly, and drives motion of the carriage along the drive cable when the engagement assembly is in the engaged configuration. In the disengaged configuration, the engagement assembly is configured to be disengaged from the drive cable while the exhaust extraction hose is attached to the exhaust of a vehicle to allow the carriage to freely follow the path of the vehicle. Upon release of the extraction hose from the vehicle, the engagement assembly is configured to automatically activate to the engaged configuration to engage the drive cable. | 05-05-2011 |
20110162551 | SELF-DRIVEN CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR PERSONS USED FOR THE (AERIAL) OBSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - A cable transportation system includes a first cable suspended over a ground surface, a vehicle supported above the ground surface by the first cable, wherein the vehicle has one or more grooved wheels for riding along the first cable, a frame supported from above by the one or more grooved wheels, and at least one vehicle guide that extends below the grooved wheels, and a junction bracket that has a ramped section, a mid portion section connected to the ramp section, and a rail portion provided on both the ramped section and the mid portion section, wherein the junction bracket is connected to the first cable so that at least an end portion of the ramped section is parallel to and directly above the first cable and the grooved wheels transition from the first cable onto the rail portion when the vehicle engages the junction bracket. | 07-07-2011 |
20110192315 | LINE INSPECTION ROBOT AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a diverter system to allow a line inspection robot to traverse an object. The diverter system includes a first diverter attached to a shield wire, a second diverter attached to the shield wire at a position spaced from the first diverter, and a bridge having a first end connected to the first diverter and a second end connected to the second diverter. The first diverter disengages the robot from the shield wire and onto the bridge and the second diverter disengages the robot from the bridge and onto the shield wire to allow the robot to traverse the object. | 08-11-2011 |
20110239894 | CABLE TRANSPORT DEVICE WITH SHOCK-ABSORBING MEANS - A cable transport device includes at least one vehicle that is suspended from at least one cable. The at least one vehicle is provided with a shock-absorbing device. The system is suitable for any type of cable transport device with rolling or suspended vehicles, such as cable cars, gondolas or chairlifts, either for passengers or for materials transport. | 10-06-2011 |
20110259235 | CABLEWAY INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a ski lift facility including, in particular, means for guiding and driving an overhead carrying and traction cable ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110315039 | THRILL RIDE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. The brake pad may include a plurality of segments contacting the cable. A first such segment may be formed from a first material. A second such segment may be formed from a second material, distinct from the first material. The sequence, composition, gaps, and the like of the plurality of segments may be selected to provide a desired resistance to wear, frictional coefficient, all-weather braking, and the like. | 12-29-2011 |
20120042803 | CABLE RAILWAY SYSTEM - A cableway system has a conveying cable that is guided via a head wheel pulleys in the two terminal stations of the system. Vehicles, such as gondolas or chairs, are coupled to the conveying cable between stations, and they are guided through the stations by way of travelling-gear mechanisms. In the stations, the vehicles are moved by way of tire wheels or control tires, and the tire wheels are driven by at least one supporting roller for the conveying cable. The supporting roller is located in the relevant station. The at least one of these supporting rollers for the conveying cable via which the drive power of the control tires is derived from the conveying cable is adjustable in the vertical direction. | 02-23-2012 |
20120103225 | AERIAL CABLE CAR SYSTEM HAVING TRANSPORTATION OPERATING EQUIPMENT FOR PASSENGER AND/OR FREIGHT TRANSPORT - An aerial cable car system including transportation operating equipment for passenger and/or freight transport, wherein electrical consumers are connected for operation thereof to a rechargeable electrical energy store of a transportation operating equipment by a respective power circuit. The transportation operating equipment includes an operating control device connected to measuring devices for dynamically capturing measurement values based on available quantity of energy in the energy store. The operating control device includes a storage module having at least one stored measurement control value and an associated control parameter. The operating control device includes a filter module comparing a captured measurement value to the at least one stored measurement control value and reading out corresponding stored control parameter, based on which power circuits can be selectively coupled or decoupled to the energy store by the operating control device. Electrical consumers in transportation operating equipment can be fed without interruption by the energy store, even during travel. | 05-03-2012 |
20120240812 | TRANSPORT INSTALLATION WITH AN AERIAL CABLE PROVIDED WITH A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE - The transport installation with an aerial cable ( | 09-27-2012 |
20130206032 | SKI-CHAIR-LIFT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A display system is easily attached to the safety bar of a chair on a chair lift system at the beginning of a season. The display system includes brackets formed of rails holding clamp portions that may be fastened together to clamp the display system to a chair, such as to the safety bar across the lap of a rider. At the end of a season, the display system may be removed from each chair, the clamp portions removed, and the display systems stacked. In one simplified system, adjacent displays may be stacked back to back, and such adjacent pairs may be stacked with the displays in adjacent pairs positioned face-to-face. Thus, metal brackets on the backs need not scratch up the reading faces or surfaces. Meanwhile, the displays may be stored in minimal space, with great stability, while minimizing wear and damage. | 08-15-2013 |
20130239841 | Trolley Transport System - A trolley transport system comprising at least two supports aligned in proximity to the cable, a pulley rotatably mounted to each support, a drive motor in mechanical communication with one of the pulleys, a continuous loop line suspended from the pulleys, an attachment device secured to the line, a connecting line secured to the attachment device; and a transport block slidably mounted on the cable and removably attached to the connecting line. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263756 | METHOD OF INDEPENDENT DRUMS CONTROL IN THE SYSTEM OF CABLEWAY CARRIAGES IN SUPERIMPOSED TIME - The method of independent control of the drum of the load lifting/lowering line or the main line in each carriage in the system of cableway carriages which are driven by an endless line or by a movable line that rotates or moves in an optional direction, so that in each cableway carriage the drum is controlled independently in superimposed time, and the operation of each cableway carriage is independent from the other carriages in the system of the cableway carriages, while the way of the load lifting/lowering line or the main line drum control in the cableway carriage system is assured by the endless line ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130312633 | Cable Transport System - A system of devices facilitate the uninterrupted transport of a payload of persons ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130319280 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE HAUL CABLE AND A TROLLEY, AND RELATIVE OPERATING METHOD - A cable transportation system having a rolling track extending along a designated path; a trolley configured to roll along the rolling track; a haul cable extending along the designated path and selectively connectable to the trolley; and at least one roller assembly having a frame, a plurality of rollers fitted movably to the frame, and elastic members located between the frame and the rollers to enable the rollers to assume a first operating position contacting the haul cable, and a second operating position lower than the first operating position and contacting the trolley as the trolley runs along the roller assembly. | 12-05-2013 |
20140007788 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND RELATIVE OPERATING METHOD - A cable transportation system has a pull cable; at least one transportation unit moving along a given path and connectable selectively to the pull cable by a coupling device; at least one passenger station where the transportation unit is detached from the pull cable; and an auxiliary drive device having a linear electric motor extending along a portion of the given path to move the transportation unit along the passenger station. | 01-09-2014 |
20140020592 | AERIAL TRANSPORT INSTALLATION WITH BACK-AND-FORTH MOVEMENT AND MULTIPLE SECTIONS - An aerial transport installation with back-and-forth movement includes two carrying-hauling ropes extending in two individual closed loops between two end terminals separated from one another by an intermediate station which is provided with a double pulley. The latter is provided with two grooves having different groove root diameters, such that the ratio of the diameters is equal to the ratio respectively of the axial distance between the first bull-wheel and the double pulley and of the axial distance between the second bull-wheel and the double pulley. The speeds of the vehicles are also different in the two loops. | 01-23-2014 |
20140208976 | DRIVING WHEEL OF ROBOT MOVING ALONG THE WIRE AND ROBOT HAVING THE SAME - A driving wheel of a robot moving along a wire includes an inner wheel in which a rotation axis being driven to rotate by a motor is fitted, an outer wheel formed to surround the inner wheel and seated on the wire, and a shock absorbing support to elastically connect and support the inner wheel and the outer wheel between the inner wheel and the outer wheel, and a shock being transmitted is absorbed by allowing a relative movement of the inner wheel and the outer wheel by the elastic movement of the shock absorbing support. A robot moving includes a robot body, the driving wheel, a motor to drive the driving wheel by rotating the rotation axis, a connecting arm to connect and support the driving wheel and the robot body. | 07-31-2014 |
20140261053 | LINE BYPASS SYSTEM - A line bypass system is provided having a guide wire. The line bypass system has a support structure defining a first channel, into which a first wire portion of the guide wire is received. The support structure has a second channel, extending parallel to the first channel, into which a second wire portion of the guide wire is received. The first channel is dimensioned to facilitate engagement of a robot with the first wire portion and the second channel is dimensioned to facilitate engagement of a robot with the second wire portion as the robot traverses the support structure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140345489 | EMERGENCY BEARING MECHANISM - In a bearing unit of a cable sheave of a cableway system, the cable sheave is arranged on a shaft which is mounted in bearings in a bearing framework. An inner ring or an outer ring of at least a first bearing is connected to the shaft. The outer ring or the inner ring of the first bearing is connected to an inner ring or an outer ring of a second bearing and is mounted in the bearing framework via the second bearing. | 11-27-2014 |
20150013564 | Radio Controlled Pulley - The Radio Controlled Pulley includes a support line, a platform suspended from the support line, a propulsion system configured to cause the platform to move along the support line the propulsion system affixed to said platform, and having an optional control system for commanding said propulsion system. | 01-15-2015 |
20150083016 | CABLEWAY SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS OR GOODS - A cableway system for the transport of persons or goods has two pairs of track cables, which extend between two terminal stations, such as a valley station and a mountain station. Transport vehicles, such as gondolas, are moved along the track cables by at least one traction cable. The track cables run in a curved path in the region of at least one tower and the traction cable is guided in the region of the at least one tower via carrying rollers. At least some of the carrying rollers for the traction cable, which are located in the region of the at least one tower, are adjustable in terms of their position in relation to the two track cables. | 03-26-2015 |
20160016594 | Radio Controlled Pulley - The Radio Controlled Pulley includes a support line, a platform suspended from the support line, a propulsion system configured to cause the platform to move along the support line the propulsion system affixed to said platform, and having an optional control system for commanding said propulsion system. | 01-21-2016 |
20160031452 | MECHANICAL LIFT VEHICLE AND INSTALLATION COMPRISING THIS VEHICLE - The vehicle comprises ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160059867 | AERIAL CABLEWAY TRANSPORT INSTALLATION AND METHOD - An aerial cableway transport installation, comprising:
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104113000 | Gravity | 21 |
20110232520 | Transfer Device - A transfer device has a roof fixture adapted to be secured to a roof and protrude upwardly. A first support cable is connected to the roof fixture at a first support cable upper end and a second support cable connected to the roof fixture at a second support cable upper end. A control line has a first segment at a first end and a second segment at a second end. A first carrier is suspended from the first support cable via a first trolley, and the first carrier is connected to the first segment of the control line. The first carrier comprises a tray structure having a first cavity for receiving articles. The first carrier has a tray which is pivotally connected to the first carrier to allow pivotal dumping of the contents from the first tray. | 09-29-2011 |
20110239895 | ZIP LINE TRANSPORT TROLLEY SYSTEM - A trolley having a trolley upper portion; a trolley wheel carriage secured to the trolley upper portion; and a trolley lower portion extending downwardly from said trolley upper portion, allowing the trolley to be displaced along a box to box cable. | 10-06-2011 |
20110283913 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ZIPLINE ADVENTURE RIDE - A novel zip-line construction capable of three-dimensional movement is disclosed. The zip-line construction generally comprises a single or dual cable member having two ends, a trolley assembly having the ability to traverse a desired distance along the cable member and at least one device capable of attaching the cable member to a separate fixed body. The zip-line of the invention expands movement of the traditional zip-line from two-dimensional movement to three-dimensional movement, thereby advantageously providing a longer and more thrilling ride experience. | 11-24-2011 |
20110303115 | LOAD-MINIMIZING, TROLLEY ARRESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable relies on a brake to control velocity and net downhill acceleration of the trolley. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. At the downhill end of the ride, the lever actuating the brake is caught and lifted by a capture ring, thus relieving the braking load on the trolley. Also, the trolley engages a comparatively modest, second resistance mechanism, such as, for example, a system of springs, that gradually increases in resistance with distance of motion of the trolley thereagainst, bringing the trolley to a gradual halt. | 12-15-2011 |
20120031296 | Zipline Trolley System - A zipline trolley system comprises a cable, trolley, launcher, and a catch block. The launcher is fixed on the cable and comprises a substantially cylindrical inner body with a rigid outer body adapted to rotate about the inner body. A return spring attaches the inner body with the outer body. The catch block is also fixed on the cable and comprises a block with left and right retaining arms pivotably connected to the block and adapted to clasp onto the front plate of the frame of the trolley. | 02-09-2012 |
20120160122 | TROLLEY FOR DOWNHILL ZIP LINE THRILL RIDE - A zip line trolley includes a frame assembled from a pair of spaced-apart parallel side plates and an inner beam, which is partially sandwiched between the side plates. The inner beam has a gallery of block-T-shaped cross section which extends its length. A shackle, from which a rider is suspended, can be pinned anywhere within the gallery. A main pulley, which is installed in an upper middle portion of the frame, rotates on a pair of sealed ball bearing races that are pressed on a hollow keyed shaft which slides into opposed grooves machined into each of the side plates. The keyed shaft is bolted between the side plates with a shoulder bolt passing transversely through both side plates. A water-wiping brake pad is pivotally mounted within the frame in front of the main pulley. A bumper is bolted between front portions of the side plates. | 06-28-2012 |
20120291658 | LOAD-MINIMIZING, TROLLEY ARRESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable relies on a brake to control velocity and net downhill acceleration of the trolley. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. At the downhill end of the ride, the lever actuating the brake is caught and lifted by a capture ring, thus relieving the braking load on the trolley. Also, the trolley engages a comparatively modest, second resistance mechanism, such as, for example, a system of springs, that gradually increases in resistance with distance of motion of the trolley thereagainst, bringing the trolley to a gradual halt. | 11-22-2012 |
20130239842 | Trolley Braking System - A trolley braking system for smoothly reducing the speed of a rider supported by a harness on a cable or rope approaching a landing platform comprises a cylinder having a closed end and a piston slidably mounted in the interior. A braking cable is secured to the piston and routed through an opening in the closed end of the cylinder to a braking block, which is slidably mounted on the cable between the trolley and the landing platform. The system may also may also include a relief valve to release compressed air from the cylinder, so that the braking force may be controlled. | 09-19-2013 |
20130327242 | High-speed magnetic trolley - A high-speed magnetic trolley that utilizes an eddy current brake that may reduce the speed of a person in a harness traveling on a relatively steep zip line cable, making it possible to reach a landing brake at a reasonable speed and becomes easy to adjust an amount of braking force needed to reach a desired speed by taking off or adding more magnets without throwing one or more aluminum wheels out of balance. The high-speed magnetic trolley produce an eddy current that generates an opposing magnetic field, which then resists rotation of one or more aluminum wheels providing braking force. | 12-12-2013 |
20130333586 | LOAD-MINIMIZING, TROLLEY ARRESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable relies on a brake to control velocity and net downhill acceleration of the trolley. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. At the downhill end of the ride, the lever actuating the brake is caught and lifted by a capture ring, thus relieving the braking load on the trolley. Also, the trolley engages a comparatively modest, second resistance mechanism, such as, for example, a system of springs, that gradually increases in resistance with distance of motion of the trolley thereagainst, bringing the trolley to a gradual halt. | 12-19-2013 |
20140007789 | Binary Track Safety Traverse System Reconfigurable to Provide Safe Trajectories Over a Wide Range of Inclinations - The present invention is related to the field of mechanical engineering and describes an automatically adjustable system of traverse rails with multiple characteristics that extend the useful life of the sustain by a minimum factor of four while providing redundant security backup to the rails allowing human passengers to move from one place to another in and easy and safe manner with a minimum of noise and vibration while providing the owner of the system benefits of lower maintenance cost and less exposure to financial risk. Also the system can be installed in a multitude of natural places without the need to cut or damage the environment. Using the same components this system offers other configuration options to increase the possibilities of installing a system with desirable characteristics over a greater number of inclinations. Combining the various components starting with a smooth rail as in FIG. | 01-09-2014 |
20140150685 | PISTON-MEDIATED MOTION DAMPENING SYSTEM - Described herein is a motion dampening system for dampening the motion of a moving object. The system includes a tension member with a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is positionable to contact the moving object. The system also includes a tubular element that is configured to receive the second portion of the tension member. The tubular element contains a compressible substance. The system further includes a piston that is movable within the tubular element. The piston is coupled to the second portion of the tension member and sealingly divides the tubular element into first and second sections. Contact between the moving object and the first portion of the tension member moves the piston within the cylinder to compress the compressible substance in the first section and to create a vacuum in the second section. | 06-05-2014 |
20140158012 | Brake and Capture System for Zip Lining - A brake and capture system for zip lining are disclosed. The brake has a housing with first and second ends. Inside the brake are a number of fixed guide plates, each with an angled slot. A number of wheels are mounted are movably mounted within the housing so as to be guided by the angled slots. When the brake is struck by a trolley with sufficient momentum, the wheels within the brake are driven inwardly by the angled slots, into rolling engagement with the zip line, to slow the trolley. The trolley and brake may be provided with complementary engaging structures, such that the brake may be sent out on the zip line to capture the trolley if it has insufficient momentum. | 06-12-2014 |
20140182477 | Zip Line Attraction and Methods - A zip line attraction and methods are provided. The zip line attraction includes a tower and a stopping point. One or more cables extend between the tower and the stopping point. At least one end of the cable can change in elevation to allow users to travel from the tower to the stopping point, and back to the tower from the stopping point without disconnecting from the cable. | 07-03-2014 |
20140311376 | Rider Controlled Zip Line Trolley Brake System - An improved zip line trolley allowing a rider control of his or her speed while traversing along a suspended cable. The trolley comprises front and back wheels conjoined via left and right trolley plates and a handle bar. Front and back hand brake levers are mounted onto the handle bar. When front and back hand brake levers are squeezed by the rider, they create a constricting force which applies friction to the suspended cable via brake pads. This frictional force slows the rider's speed to his or her desired rate and brings the rider to a safe stop at a precise location along the suspended cable. The rider is able to quickly and easily remove the trolley from the suspended cable and transport it to another. | 10-23-2014 |
20140326161 | ZIPLINE BRAKING SYSTEM - A zipline braking system comprising a zipline cable and a destination supporting member; a rider carrier coupled to the zipline cable for movement towards the destination supporting member, such movement generating kinetic energy; a damper having a posterior end and an anterior end and connected to the destination supporting member at the posterior end; a tension line; a stopping member coupled to the zipline cable and the tension line; and the tension line for transferring the kinetic energy to the damper upon the rider carrier engaging the stopping member in movement to the destination supporting member. | 11-06-2014 |
20140360398 | Foiling - Invention is a recreation system that mimics flight without danger from stalling foil | 12-11-2014 |
20150059611 | ZIP LINE APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a zip line or trolley system kit for propelling a person or an object using gravity along an extended cable line suspended between two trees or towers. The zip line or trolley system may include an easily installable support harness assembly, a braking system and a removable seat fixture to provide for the zip line system to be completely portable to be carried, installed and taken down in remote locations. | 03-05-2015 |
20150135983 | ZIPLINE BRAKING SYSTEM - A zipline braking system comprising a zipline cable and a destination supporting member; a rider carrier coupled to the zipline cable for movement towards the destination supporting member, such movement generating kinetic energy; a damper having a posterior end and an anterior end and connected to the destination supporting member at the posterior end; a tension line; a connection member coupled to the zipline cable and configured to engage the rider carrier; a stopping member coupled to the zipline cable and the tension line; and the tension line for transferring the kinetic energy to the damper upon the connection member engaging the stopping member in movement to the destination supporting member. | 05-21-2015 |
20160038841 | TERMINAL-RECOIL-ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A cable in suspension (clear span) supports a trolley. At the upper end, a launch block fixed to the cable registers the trolley in all directions, including a safety release link holding the trolley near the launch block. After release and descent with a rider, the trolley strikes an attenuator of distributed springs and spacers. The spring stack absorbs momentum from the trolley, but a leash limits recoil “bounce” after reversing the trolley. A second, recoil, leash resists recoil by capturing a subset of the springs between respective ends of itself and the first leash. The doubly leashed trolley will oscillate to a stop in an equilibrium position. | 02-11-2016 |
20160193535 | AUTO RESET ZIP LINE | 07-07-2016 |
104115000 | Hangers and saddles | 2 |
20110185937 | SKI-LIFT SEAT RETURN DEVICE - A ski-lift seat return device having a supporting structure; a reel mounted to rotate about an axis with respect to the supporting structure; a cable wound about the reel; a spring mechanism for opposing unwinding of the cable, and for rewinding the cable unwound off the reel; and a contactless magnetic brake connected to the reel and the supporting structure to adjust the brake torque as a function of the rotation speed of the reel; and wherein the magnetic brake has a first wall integral with and preferably defining part of the supporting structure; and a second wall connected movably to the reel and moved towards the first wall by the rotation speed of the reel; the first and second wall being coupled magnetically to each other. | 08-04-2011 |
20160114813 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A CABIN DESIGNED TO BE HAULED BY A CABLE, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE, AND INSTALLATION FOR TRANSPORTING BY CABLE COMPRISING ONE SUCH VEHICLE - Device for attaching a cabin designed to be hauled by a cable, including a fastener to couple the device to the cable, and at least one arm configured to attach the cabin in removable manner and mounted mobile on the fastener to move the cabin with respect to the fastener. | 04-28-2016 |
104117000 | Tension regulators and anchors | 1 |
20160096532 | INTEGRATED BOLLARD, ANCHOR, AND TOWER (IBAT) APPARATUS AND METHOD - An integrated bollard, anchor, and tower (IBAT) system constructed as a single monolith may be formed of a single material, such as concrete or steel, or assembled from components of distinct materials, such as reinforced concrete with metal brackets, fixtures, fasteners, and so forth. An anchor (e.g., base, pad), sized to engage the ground therebelow by weight and friction, includes a mass sufficient to provide frictional stability (no appreciable movement) of the IBAT unit at each end of a track line (cable, wire rope, line, etc.), which wraps around the bollard portion of each upright (tower, fin) portion at an operational height defining the path of a trolley carried on the free span of the resulting catenary. | 04-07-2016 |
104117100 | With automatic stopping or reversing | 4 |
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