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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Patrick J. Novak, North Liberty, IA (US);
Assignee:
Capital Safety Inc., Red Wing, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/00 ;
Abstract
A descender includes a frame having opposing first and second plates which define a gap therebetween. Three bearing members are movably interconnected between the plates and linked to an operator. A flexible member has opposite end portions which extend in opposite directions, and an intermediate portion which is routed about the bearing members in a manner which forms a knot. Movement of the operator relative to the frame causes the bearing members to move relative to the frame and thereby loosens or tightens the knotted, intermediate portion of the flexible member about the bearing members.