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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Daniel Blair Boren, Pukalani, HI (US);
Brett J. Epstein, Jupiter, FL (US);
Jason B. Hickman, Jupiter, FL (US);
David J. W. Lovinger, Jupiter, FL (US);
Gary P. Prus, Jupiter, FL (US);
James R. Wilson, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Blair Boren, Pukalani, HI (US);
Brett J. Epstein, Jupiter, FL (US);
Jason B. Hickman, Jupiter, FL (US);
David J. W. Lovinger, Jupiter, FL (US);
Gary P. Prus, Jupiter, FL (US);
James R. Wilson, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A trolley for transporting the rider supported by a harness on a cable or rope, the trolley having a mounting plate configured with a connection point to receive the rider's harness, a pulley rotatably mounted to the mounting plate to support the plate on the cable or rope, and a friction shoe mounted on the plate forward of the pulley to contact the upper portion of the cable or rope, wherein the connection point is located beneath the cable or rope between the centers of the pulley and the friction shoe. The apparatus may also provide a manually operated brake handle to allow the rider to selectively apply braking force to reduce the speed of the trolley on the cable as desired.