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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Michele Cazzaro, Besozzo, IT;
Andrea Merello, Genoa, IT;
Michele Cazzaro, Besozzo, IT;
Andrea Merello, Genoa, IT;
Harken Italy S.P.A., Limido Comasco (Como), IT;
Abstract
The invention regards to a portable ascender device () on a rope () comprising an actuation element (), manual or motor-driven, a nautical winch () provided with a self-tailing (), rotated by the actuation element (), and at least one first forced passage () of the rope () in proximity to the winch (). The first forced passage () is arranged upstream of the winch () with respect to the rope () winding direction. A method for hoisting oneself by means of such device () along a vertically stretched rope (), and two methods for descending along the rope () by means of the same device (), respectively in active mode and in passive mode, are also described.