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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Yakov Gartsbeyn, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Michael Gibbs, Enfield, CT (US);
Sally A. Baumann, Avon, CT (US);
Inventors:
Yakov Gartsbeyn, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Michael Gibbs, Enfield, CT (US);
Sally A. Baumann, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
Tech Safety Lines, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A load lowering descent controller having a fixed cylindrical body or capstan about which a rope or cable is turned. The descent controller allows for lowering of the load at a controlled rate by adjusting the amount of friction between the controller and the rope or cable as a function of rope or cable turning and relative contact with rope or cable engagement surfaces in the controller.