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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clyde R Weihe, Jr, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1041 / ; 104230 ; 104233 ; 254138 ;
Abstract
A rope tow for use on a ski slope. Rollers are rotatably mounted one above the other on a fixed frame; the bearing surfaces are in frictional engagement. One of the bearing surfaces has a plurality of ridges. A knotted endless rope is passed through the engaged surfaces. The ridges clamp the rope as it passes therethrough to prevent slippage.