Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
182133000 | POLE OR STRAND GRASPING-TYPE CLIMBER | 21 |
20080283335 | Tree Step System - A tree step system | 11-20-2008 |
20090008188 | Ascender device on a double rope - An ascender device for a double rope is composed of two identical ascenders, the flanges of which are reversed by pivoting through 180° with respect to one another along a vertical axis extending parallel to the two troughs. The two grips are symmetrical with respect to the vertical axis so as to be able to be held at the same time by the user's right hand and left hand. | 01-08-2009 |
20090090582 | Shackle for load supporting bracket assembly - A shackle for supporting a platform support on an upright comprising a first side member and a second side member, an inner load bearing jaw and an outer load bearing jaw mounted on the first and second side members with the inner load bearing jaw for engaging a first surface of the upright and the outer load bearing jaw for engaging a second surface of the upright, and a locking jaw mounted on the side members and movable between an upright engaging condition to prevent the lowering of the shackle on the upright and an upright non-engaging condition to allow for the lowering of the shackle on the upright. | 04-09-2009 |
20090188753 | Rope climbing device - A rope climbing device includes a housing having a compartment for slidably receiving a rope, a lever pivotally coupled to the housing with a spindle and having one or more teeth for engaging with the rope and for selectively securing the housing to the rope, and a foot-hold attached to the lever for engaging with the foot of the user and for forcing the teeth of the lever to selectively engage with the rope, and a pressing device may selectively engage with the rope when the tooth of the lever is disengaged from the rope for preventing the housing of the rope climbing device from sliding downwardly relative to or along the rope inadvertently. | 07-30-2009 |
20100089700 | Suspended Anchored Climbing Device with Safety Features - A ladder or climbing device has hollow tubular jaws at its head end that permit a rope or cable to pass around the target tree or pole. A tubular cable guide is positioned along side the vertical rail for feeding the cable to the hollow jaws. The rail is formed 1of extension sections that are joined together. A security clamp or clasp attached over both the head of the device and the cable to secure to the worker's safety harness. | 04-15-2010 |
20100126802 | Ascender device with cam for belaying on a fixed rope - An ascender device for belaying on a fixed rope, comprising a body with a trough, and an actuating lever having a pivot, a cam for clamping the rope, and a hole for attaching a safety means. A connecting arm with a button-hole is articulated between the pivot and body to move the actuating lever between an inactive position facilitating insertion of the rope in the trough and an active position wherein the ends of the pivot are housed in aligned recesses acting as bearings. A double lock comprises a first lock and a second lock to secure the two opposite ends of the pivot in the recesses, each lock being associated with an unlocking tab for releasing same. | 05-27-2010 |
20100200333 | ASCENDER ON A ROPE WITH INTEGRATED GRIP - An ascender for a fixed rope comprising a metal flange-plate equipped with a trough for housing the rope and with a swivelling trigger designed to block the rope against the inner surface of the trough when the flange-plate is solicited in the downwards direction. The outside surface of the trough comprises an ergonomic grip for the ascender to be totally held in the hand. The grip extends over the whole length of the trough, and the pivot-pin of the trigger is located at an intermediate level between the opposite ends of the grip. | 08-12-2010 |
20110232997 | DESCENDING LIFE LINE FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE - Disclosed is an escape descender for emergency escape movably installed to an escape line. The escape descender includes a case defining a vertical rope passage therein, a roller support having a lateral opening facing the rope passage and adapted to move close to or away from the rope passage, a rotatable holding lever to cause the opening of the roller support to be close to or away from the rope passage, movable rollers arranged in the roller support so as to partially protrude from the opening, stationary rollers arranged in the case such that an outer periphery of each stationary roller opposes an outer periphery of the corresponding movable roller. One of the stationary rollers is rotatably supported on a drum of the case and incorporates a brake lever provided with a pad, the brake lever being centrifugally rotated to cause the pad to come into contact with the drum. | 09-29-2011 |
20140000982 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED VERTICAL ASCENDING AND DESCENDING WORKSTATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140020980 | HAND GRIP ASSEMBLY - A hand grip assembly for climbing a tree includes a handle grip portion. A handle bracket is attached to the handle grip portion. At least one mounting bracket is attached to the handle bracket. The mounting bracket includes an angled shape for engaging a surface of the tree. A harness is attached to the handle bracket. The harness cinches about the tree and secures the hand grip assembly relative to the tree. | 01-23-2014 |
20140090928 | Steel Pump Jack With Safety Latch and Method - An upper shackle assembly for a steel pump jack for a wood pole includes a u-shaped shackle component to receive the wood pole. The assembly includes a crank handle that extends through the shackle component and engages the pole to lower the pump jack down the pole. The assembly includes a brake attached to the shackle component to engage with the pole if the crank handle fails. A method for installing a steel pump jack to a wood pole includes the steps of placing a u-shaped shackle component about the wood pole. There is the step of closing a brake with the shackle component to engage with the pole if a crank handle fails. There is the step of extending the crank handle through the shackle component to engage the pole. A steel pump jack. | 04-03-2014 |
20160029617 | TREE STAND INCLUDING A LATCH AND ADJUSTABLE STRAP - A tree stand includes a frame and a strap for attaching the frame to a tree. The strap includes engagement features and a latch is pivotably coupled to the frame for selectively engaging the engagement features. The latch is pivotable between a locked position for engaging the engagement feature of the strap and an unlocked position for being disengaged with the engagement feature of the strap. The latch includes a finger extending from the body receiving the engagement feature when the latch is in the locked position. | 02-04-2016 |
182134000 | Foot- or leg-attachable | 5 |
20120080268 | Climbing Treestand - A treestand apparatus has a frame having a first end configured to engage a tree and a second end configured to support a user's weight, a double locking cinch including a first toothed belt attached to the frame at first and second points, with a portion of the first toothed belt between the first and second points being configured to extend around the tree and a second toothed belt attached to the frame at first and second points, with a portion of the second toothed belt between the first and second points being configured to extend around the tree opposite the first toothed belt. At least one of the points of the frame includes a mechanism configured to selectively adjust the length of a portion of the double locking cinch, with mechanisms located ideally proximal to the tree. | 04-05-2012 |
20130133981 | Apparatus for Climbing a Rope - The invention provides an ascender or other rope-gripping device which is separated form its handle by a connection of length such that when, in use, the ascender is attached to a single rope suspended from above with a second, handled ascender below it. The second ascender can be lifted up along the rope to a position where its associated handle is above the handle of the first ascender. | 05-30-2013 |
20160059080 | KNEE ASCENDER ASSEMBLY FOR ROPE CLIMBING - A secondary ascender system for use in rope climbing and with other rope climbing systems that provides a knee ascender permitting full range of motion and energy capture from two legs by encasing an interior portion of the length of an elastic cord used for tending the knee ascender within a load bearing member. The load bearing member connects a foot attachment to an ascender and transfers loads applied to the foot attachment and via the elastic cord during tending to the ascender to advance up the rope. | 03-03-2016 |
182135000 | With diverse holding means for occupant | 2 |
20100270105 | Climbing Apparatus - Disclosed is a durable, lightweight, nonslip, camouflage, structurally superior climbing treestand that is inexpensive and simple to manufacture, may be easily compacted for transportation, and includes one or more of arm/weapon rests, interchangeable grips, tactile and visual indicators, safety harnesses, nonslip, adjustable belts, and receptacles for bumpers, sockets, and the like. Also disclosed is a parabolic belt capable of firmly gripping a tree trunk to prevent slippage when used in conjunction with interchangeable or permanent platform grips. Tactile and visual indicators allow a user to ensure that the belt is optimally installed even in conditions in which the user may not view such indicators. Bumpers and safety harnesses are incorporated to prevent falls from heights through trees, tree limbs, and the like. Interchangeable sockets allow the user to customize the treestand to meet the user's needs (e.g., photography, hunting, snacking, etc.). | 10-28-2010 |
20150296769 | CLIMBING TREE STAND WITH MOBILITY AND SAFETY STRAP - A bootstrap system releasably positively connects a hunter's boot to a base platform of a climbing tree stand in a manner giving control when raising (or lowering) the base platform as part of climbing (or descending) a tree. The system includes an upper strapping component comprising a nylon strap with buckle and strap lock attached to the hunter's boot shaft, and a lower strapping component having similar components and that is releasably attached to the upper strapping component and to the base platform. The bootstrap system can be used in combination with known toe-restraint devices on the base platform of a climbing tree stands. The bootstrap system is adjustable for any boot size, and for use with a wide variety of climbing tree stands. | 10-22-2015 |
182136000 | Alternate grasping | 4 |
20080314683 | Climbing Treestand - A treestand apparatus has a frame having a first end configured to engage a tree and a second end configured to support a user's weight, a toothed belt attached to the frame at first and second points, with a portion of the toothed belt between the first and second points being configured to extend around the tree. At least one of the points of the frame includes a ratchet mechanism configured to selectively adjust the length of the portion of the toothed belt, with ratchet mechanism located ideally proximal to the tree. | 12-25-2008 |
20100032238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLIMBING TREES - A climbing device having a main support member with a pair of ancillary support members connected to and extending outwardly at an angle from the main support member. The main support member has a brace at one end and a stop at the opposite end. A pair of cable supports are pivotally attached to the ancillary supports. The cable supports have slots that receive stops on a cable to releasably attach the cable to the climbing device. | 02-11-2010 |
20100155178 | CLIMBING AID - The present invention is directed to a non-destructive, ergonomic climbing aid for use in climbing a columnar structure. The climbing aid comprises a body portion and a tensioning member for affixing the body to the columnar structure. The body comprises a contact surface, a support surface and a projecting portion joining between the contact surface and the support surface. In use, the contact surface has a substantially vertical axis and contacts the columnar structure. In use, the support surface supports a foot or hand and the projecting portion is cantilevered so that the support surface has no direct contact with the columnar structure. The support surface has a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantially vertical axis of the contact surface. | 06-24-2010 |
20100181144 | Steel pump jack with safety latch and method - An upper shackle assembly for a steel pump jack for a wood pole includes a u-shaped shackle component to receive the wood pole. The assembly includes a crank handle that extends through the shackle component and engages the pole to lower the pump jack down the pole. The assembly includes a brake attached to the shackle component to engage with the pole if the crank handle fails. A method for installing a steel pump jack to a wood pole includes the steps of placing a u-shaped shackle component about the wood pole. There is the step of closing a brake with the shackle component to engage with the pole if a crank handle fails. There is the step of extending the crank handle through the shackle component to engage the pole. A steel pump jack. | 07-22-2010 |