ES2352290A1 - Improved rock climbing wall - Google Patents

Abstract

This is an improved rock climbing wall in which the climbing surface is covered with a number of parts (3) whose faces have "holds" (4) that constitute the support and grip elements for the climber, placed in the frontal plane of the climb, these parts (3) can also be housed in compartments (2) grouped in modular units (1).

Description

Enhanced climbing wall.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a climbing wall improved, whose obvious purpose is to allow the practice of climbing anywhere the climbing wall is implanted, being constituted based on a plurality of pieces with the that covers the surface to be used (walls, roof, planes inclined, etc.).

The object of the invention is to simplify the construction of a climbing wall, allowing at the same time to vary comfortably the layout and form of the "dams" that are they have in the climbing wall so that the climber is supported or grabbing for ascension, facilitating the replacement of "dams" as well as their relocation.

Background of the invention

Numerous types of climbing walls are known used for climbing in those places that they are far from the mountain, establishing artificial walls in those that are arranged and fix the pieces that constitute the "dams", preferably materialized in mixed polyester with sand to get a touch similar to that of natural rock and non-slip, so that sometimes the wall to climb is cover with a sheet, usually of wood, of adequate thickness and perforated over the entire surface with holes placed on the Tresbolillo, where some threads are lodged in which they are screwed precisely the "dams", arranged at the discretion of the climber to constitute the possible climbing routes with more or less difficulty, difficulty that is graduated and indicated by indications with colored tape, so that the climber can adjust to the level you want.

In this regard, the Models of Spanish utility U9600831 and U9800146, so that in both cases the referred "dams" constitute pieces of volume and form very varied that protrude from the wall to which they are fixed by appropriate means, either by screwing or by any other system.

On the other hand, in those climbing walls corresponding to the referred Utility Models, as well as others known, "dams" are usually fixed immovably, by what the routes are invariable, what loses incentive for the climber, regardless of the disassembly that needs to be perform for the corresponding cleaning of the "dams", which must be done relatively frequently, it carries a loss of considerable time.

Description of the invention

The recommended climbing wall presents the characteristic of being formed by covering the surface to climbing, be it a wall, a roof, an inclined plane, etc., with a plurality of pieces or geometric bodies, which offer a once arranged a smooth and homogeneous surface, without presenting other cavities than those of the "dams".

The parts with which the surface will be covered of the climbing wall may have any suitable geometric shape, cubic configuration being the most advisable, offering six identical faces forming a figure of perfect symmetry in all its axes, although parts with other shapes may also be used as the tetrahedron, although in this case logically with four faces per piece.

The pieces will be complemented with the classic ones "dams" so that the climber is supporting or hanging to the ascension, "prey" that in the present case will not stand out of the climbing plane, but is determined by a cavity, which evidently approaches climbing more real natural than traditional climbing walls, since the rocky wall It usually has cracks and cavities although it presents in smaller measure handles that protrude from the rock.

Also noteworthy is the fact that the vision that the climber has of the wall that will rise in the nature does not offer too many clues about the path that may follow, a situation that logically reproduces the climbing wall of the invention, in addition to the pieces can be varied in place with certain frequency, since all may be equal in terms of its geometric shape and therefore interchangeable as well as change its orientation without moving it from site to logically vary so much the "dams" they offer for climbing, such as the spatial configuration of the "dam" by varying its orientation.

Obviously, some of the faces of the pieces it may lack the cavity corresponding to the "dam", with in order to be able to design the wall with the number of "dams" that is desired.

The climbing wall can be constituted by covering the surface to climb with a locker whose boxes will fit the indicated pieces, locker that can be established by modular units containing boxes, made in a lightweight and resistant material, preferably made of wood by the ease and economy that this material allows, without the need of molds that would force a realization in plastic, being able to also used stratified and water-repellent materials.

These modular units easily result manageable and fixable on the surface on which it is intended apply or mount the climbing wall, thanks to the material in which they are constituted, its dimensions being variable as well as the number of boxes formed in these modular units.

Once the boxes are arranged on the surface to scale, these can be filled with the pieces equipped with "dams", arranging the climbing routes with the difficulty levels desired.

The pieces can be constituted in such a way that all the "dams" of the piece are of the same difficulty, or different difficulties can also be established by grouping them as per convenience.

Therefore, by the climbing wall of the invention is easy to modify climbing routes without more than exchange the pieces or by varying the relative position of certain pieces, so that they offer the climber a face that have "prey" or lack it, allowing a continuous novelty of the routes which faithfully reproduces the conditions of Climbing in nature.

It is also possible to carry out a simple and easy maintenance since the exchange of parts and the change of its relative position allows to lengthen in time the necessary cleaning operation of the "dams", delaying the moment in which the piece must be removed for correct cleaning and maintaining at all times the type of dam chosen.

As for the anchoring of each piece in its corresponding box, can be made by screws, by clipping, by means of a bayonet system, etc., and even by a crosshead anchored by means of a screw in each and every one of the intersections of the partitions that make up The boxes.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that then it will be done and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization thereof, is accompanied as an integral part of that description, a set of drawings in where illustrative and not limiting, it has been represented the next:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view front of a modular unit that can intervene in the constitution of the climbing wall of the invention, whose modular unit is quadrangular and is divided into squares also quadrangular.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view of a cubic configuration piece intended to be placed in one of the boxes of the modular unit shown in the figure previous, being seen in that cubic piece "dams" different.

Figure 3.- Shows, finally, a view front of an anchor, crosshead, of the pieces cubics intended to be housed in the modular unit boxes represented in figure 1.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

The improved climbing wall of the invention is constitutes covering the surface to be scaled by a plurality of pieces (3) or identical geometric bodies that offer in all or some of their faces different cavities or recesses constitutive of the classic "dams" (4) or elements of grip and support for the climber, "dams" (4) that can in some cases have outgoing reliefs.

Once the pieces (3) are placed on the wall to cover, being fixed by screws or any other means suitable, they will form a smooth and homogeneous surface when coating totally and without leaving gaps between them the surface to climb, with the cavities corresponding to the "dams" (4).

To place the pieces (3) the cover can be covered surface to scale with a set of boxes (2) of configuration complementary to that of the pieces (3) and intended for accommodate them tightly, so that in the drawings the boxes (2) are quadrangular and logically the pieces (3) result from cubic configuration.

The locker can be set using modular units (1) that will preferably be made of wood or of stratified and water-repellent materials, with partitions (5) established both vertically and horizontally to conform boxes (2), partitions (5) that will allow fixing by any appropriate system of parts (3), either by screws or any other system, and even by crosspieces (6) which are fixed by a screw at the intersections between partitions (5) as depicted in figure 3. Thus, at placing the crosshead (6) parallel to the partitions (5) the four squares (2) that concur in that intersection, leaving the parts (3) locked when turning the crosshead (6) and holding it in vane situation, as shown in figure 3.

In figure 1 certain boxes (2) with pieces (3) housed inside, being these pieces (3) endowed with "prey" faces (4) for support or grip of the climber on his ascension.

Once the surface is coated with the units modular (1), it is easy to fill in the boxes (2) by the pieces (3), establishing the climbing routes with the levels and degree of difficulty desired, depending on the "dams" (4) that incorporate those parts (3) and that they are arranged towards the outside, grouping them in one way or another.

Such pieces (3) can be constituted that all "dams" (4) of a piece (3) are the same difficulty, although you can also set different difficulties grouping them according to convenience, for example that opposite faces have the same difficulty, thus facilitating the replenishment when it gets dirty, comfortably keeping the difficulty of established routes.

Precisely one of the advantages of the climbing wall of the invention is maintenance, since the "dams" (4) are they get dirty with the use, by the accumulation of dust, grease of the hands and magnesium used by climbers, making it difficult to consequently the grip by becoming more slippery, so that to correct that effect it is necessary to remove the "dams" (4) from time to time to clean them or replace them with others.

Well, through the proposed system the replacement operation is fast, just remove the part (3) and, without replacing it with another, flip it to offer a face new that has a "dam" (4) with the same shape, being able to keep the pieces (3) longer before having to remove them for cleaning

It is also facilitated for the operator the work needed to change climbing routes, work that should be done with some frequency, since users of this type of facilities do not like to know the routes in advance, resulting very simple to exchange the position of the pieces (3) or change the orientation of the pieces (3) to offer or not "prey" (4) to the climber, being possible for example to blind a box (2) which offered the climber a "dam" (4) and open within reach another "dam" (4) of a box (2) that until then was blinded, being able to maintain if the same degree of difficulty.

Claims (4)

1. Improved climbing wall, which being provided to allow the practice of climbing on a wall, roof or inclined plane, is characterized by being constituted by a plurality of identical geometric bodies (3), which offer on all or some of their faces different recesses or recesses constituting the dams (4), each of these geometric bodies (3) being capable of being fixed to the surface to be climbed by screws or other equivalent means, resulting in interchangeable independently, said geometric bodies ( 3) once fixed to the surface to be scaled, they cover it forming a smooth and homogeneous surface without presenting other cavities than those corresponding to the dams (4). 2. Improved climbing wall according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the geometric bodies (3) are of a cubic configuration. 3. Improved climbing wall, according to claim 1, characterized in that the geometric bodies (3) are housed in squares (2) by arranging both elements of complementary configurations. 4. Improved climbing wall according to claim 4, characterized in that the fixing of the geometric bodies (3) in the locker formed for this purpose takes place by means of crosspieces (6) fixed at the intersection of the partitions (5) that determine the squares (2) .