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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Basecamp Innovations Ltd., Invermere, CA;
Kirk M. Mauthner, Invermere, CA;
Basecamp Innovations Ltd, Invermere, CA;
Abstract
A snatch block has a stationary first cheek and a movable second cheek that is slidable in its respective plane relative to the stationary first cheek. In a closed position, the second cheek connects with a crown jutting from the first cheek, thereby closing off a swallow of the snatch block. In an open position, an access gap opens into the swallow between the movable second cheek and the crown, thus enabling loading of a rope into the swallow. A locking mechanism with slide latches or rocker arms normally locks the second cheek in the closed position, and requires simultaneous actuation of two discretely separate releases to unlock the second cheek. The second cheek is biased into the open position, providing overt visual indication of any failed latching attempt. A seamlessly integral stud protrudes from the crown to rotatably support a swivel eye thereon.