EP1731200B1 - Safety device for routes with fixed ropes or the like - Google Patents

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EP1731200B1
EP1731200B1 EP06011674A EP06011674A EP1731200B1 EP 1731200 B1 EP1731200 B1 EP 1731200B1 EP 06011674 A EP06011674 A EP 06011674A EP 06011674 A EP06011674 A EP 06011674A EP 1731200 B1 EP1731200 B1 EP 1731200B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B29/00—Apparatus for mountaineering
    • A63B29/02—Mountain guy-ropes or accessories, e.g. avalanche ropes; Means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0043—Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore
    • A62B35/0075—Details of ropes or similar equipment, e.g. between the secured person and the lifeline or anchor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/04—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion incorporating energy absorbing means

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  • the present invention relates to a tool for the safety of mountaineers while travelling along routes with fixed ropes, or generally users that are likely to fall while travelling along a path in which a fixed safety rope is provided, such as in the so-called adventure parks.
  • This tool which is known per se, essentially consists of a generally metallic and plate-like connecting element, to which there is coupled a rope suitable to be fastened to the user, as well as a pair of ropes or belts to be attached to the fixed rope by means of karabiners.
  • the connecting element is usually in the form of a so-called screamer, that dissipates the energy of a possible fall by braking the rope fastened to the user, which is caused to follow a tortuous and braked path therethrough.
  • the connecting element or screamer, is then linked to the ends of two belts or ropes, the other free ends of which are attachable by means of karabiners to the fixed rope, or the like.
  • the mountaineer or however the user, as he/she proceeds along the fixed rope, detaches the upstream belt karabiner therefrom, in order to attach the same downstream to the other, and so on, in a sequential and progressive manner.
  • the present invention relates to a tool of the type and for the expected uses, in which the above-mentioned drawback does not occur, or however is considerably reduced to the extent that it does not interfere with the safety conditions.
  • the device comprising a connecting element (a fastener member: a hook) between a rope, which is suitable to be fastened to the user and a belt having no free ends, since one end is fixed to said fastener through forming a loop and sewing said free end to the belt which passes through said indicator means, whereas the other free end of said lifeline forms another loop.
  • a connecting element a fastener member: a hook
  • the present invention relates to a tool defined in the annexed claims.
  • the tool 10 is a tool for the safety of mountaineers on fixed rope routes and essentially consists of a safety rope 12 that can be fastened in 14 to the climber, which rope 12 is passed through a connecting element, which is here in the form of a so-called screamer 16.
  • a connecting element which is here in the form of a so-called screamer 16.
  • the rope 12 is caused to pass, by following a tortuous path, through openings 18, 20 and 22 that are provided in the body of the screamer 16, such that it can hardly slide therein, thereby braking the climber in the event of a fall.
  • the latter are fastened to the screamer 16, in such a manner that one belt can rotate relative to the other.
  • the body of the screamer 16 carries a pin 32 that holds a bracket 34 rotatably mounted relative to the axis thereof.
  • the bracket 34 in turn houses, by means of a pin 36, the ends of the belts 24 and 26 that are fastened to each other in the form of a slot in 38.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a tool for the safety of mountaineers or users who are likely to fall while travelling along paths with fixed safety ropes, of the type comprising a connecting element between a rope or the like, which is suitable to be fastened to the user and a pair of belts or ropes having free ends that can be attached to the fixed rope or the like. In order to avoid crossing the belts, the latter are connected to the connecting element via a pin that can be rotated about an axis.

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  • The present invention relates to a tool for the safety of mountaineers while travelling along routes with fixed ropes, or generally users that are likely to fall while travelling along a path in which a fixed safety rope is provided, such as in the so-called adventure parks.
  • This tool, which is known per se, essentially consists of a generally metallic and plate-like connecting element, to which there is coupled a rope suitable to be fastened to the user, as well as a pair of ropes or belts to be attached to the fixed rope by means of karabiners. The connecting element is usually in the form of a so-called screamer, that dissipates the energy of a possible fall by braking the rope fastened to the user, which is caused to follow a tortuous and braked path therethrough. Such a device is disclosed in US 5 947 229 .
  • The connecting element, or screamer, is then linked to the ends of two belts or ropes, the other free ends of which are attachable by means of karabiners to the fixed rope, or the like.
  • The mountaineer, or however the user, as he/she proceeds along the fixed rope, detaches the upstream belt karabiner therefrom, in order to attach the same downstream to the other, and so on, in a sequential and progressive manner.
  • During this procedure, less experienced climbers tend to cross the two belts relative to each other, thereby reducing more and more the available length and tend to arrange the belts in a non-optimum safety condition.
  • The present invention relates to a tool of the type and for the expected uses, in which the above-mentioned drawback does not occur, or however is considerably reduced to the extent that it does not interfere with the safety conditions.
  • In the art there are known several kind of safety devices, however they are not suitable for travelling along a path with fixed safety ropes. US-A-5,771993 discloses such a safety device designed for use as a self retracting lifeline for workers in order to avoid their free falling from a substantial height. Figures 7A and 7B show an embodiment of said safety device comprising means for indicating if the retractable lifeline has been subjected to fall arresting forces for use with relatively wide, flat, flexible lifeline materials. The device comprising a connecting element (a fastener member: a hook) between a rope, which is suitable to be fastened to the user and a belt having no free ends, since one end is fixed to said fastener through forming a loop and sewing said free end to the belt which passes through said indicator means, whereas the other free end of said lifeline forms another loop.
  • The present invention relates to a tool defined in the annexed claims.
  • The invention will be now described with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, which is illustrated by way of example in the annexed drawings, in which:
    • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the tool according to the invention.
    • Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the screamer;
    • Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the screamer at 90° relative to Fig. 2.
  • Referring first to Fig. 1, the tool 10, as illustrated by way of example, is a tool for the safety of mountaineers on fixed rope routes and essentially consists of a safety rope 12 that can be fastened in 14 to the climber, which rope 12 is passed through a connecting element, which is here in the form of a so-called screamer 16. As may be seen in Figs. 2 and 3 in greater detail, the rope 12 is caused to pass, by following a tortuous path, through openings 18, 20 and 22 that are provided in the body of the screamer 16, such that it can hardly slide therein, thereby braking the climber in the event of a fall.
  • Two belts 24 and 26 are then fixed to the body of the screamer 16, the free ends of said belts being provided with karabiners 28 and 30 for attachment to the fixed rope. As the climber moves forward along the latter, he/she releases the upstream karabiner and re-attaches the same downstream of the karabiner that is remained in position.
  • To avoid that the belts 24 and 26 may be crossed, according to the invention, the latter are fastened to the screamer 16, in such a manner that one belt can rotate relative to the other. In greater detail, as may be seen in Fig. 2 and 3, the body of the screamer 16 carries a pin 32 that holds a bracket 34 rotatably mounted relative to the axis thereof. The bracket 34 in turn houses, by means of a pin 36, the ends of the belts 24 and 26 that are fastened to each other in the form of a slot in 38.
  • Thereby, if the belts 24 and 26 are crossed by the mountaineer while moving forward, this causes no problems, in that the belts are re-aligned by means of the rotation of the slot 38 and bracket 34 about the pin 32.

Claims (5)

  1. A tool for safety of mountaineers or users who are likely to fall while traveling along a path with fixed safety rope or the like, comprising
    - a connecting element (16),
    - a rope or the like (12), which is suitable to be fastened to the user, and
    - a pair of belts or ropes (24, 26) being attachable to said fixed rope or the like, wherein the connecting element (16) is coupled to said rope or the like (12) and linked to said pair of belts or ropes (24, 26) having free ends (28, 30) being attachable to said fixed rope or like, characterised in that the connection of the belts or ropes (24, 26) to the connecting element (16) is freely rotatable about an axis.
  2. A tool according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the connecting element (16) has an end to which a pin (32) is coupled, the belts or ropes (24, 26) to be attached to the fixed rope being fastened to said pin (32) in an axially stable and rotationally free manner.
  3. A tool according to claim 2, characterized in that said pin (32) axially holds a bracket (34) that is free to rotate about the axis of the pin (32) and to which the belts or ropes (24, 26) to be attached to the fixed rope are fastened.
  4. A tool according to claim 3, characterized in that the wings of said bracket (34) hold a pin (36) on which the ropes or belts (24, 26) to be attached to the fixed rope are slot-like wound.
  5. A tool according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said connecting element (16) consists of a screamer, which is capable of braking the sliding of the rope (12) suitable to be fastened to the user.
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