426results about "Climbing" patented technology

The invention relates to a multifunctional automatic climbing device, particularly to an automatic climbing device which is suitable for a variable diameter fan tower barrel and can carry various working equipment. The multifunctional automatic climbing device is composed of a guide rail, an upper clamp, a lower clamp, a connecting platform and a power hydraulic cylinder. The lower clamp is fixedly connected to the bottom of the guide rail; the upper clamp is slidingly mounted on the upper part of the guide rail and can be vertically moved along the guide rail by effect of the power hydraulic cylinder; the connecting platform for connecting other working equipment is mounted on the top of the guide rail; the upper and lower clamps have two-layer structures; each layer is equipped with four fingers; and the upper clamp is installed with a control box and a hydraulic box. The multifunctional automatic climbing device can be connected with other working equipment to realize repairing and detection of a wind power generator, for example, the multifunctional automatic climbing device is connected with a lifting device to finish lifting and repairing of parts in a cabin and is connected with an annular platform to realize repairing and maintenance of outer surfaces of the tower barrel and blades. The multifunctional automatic climbing device has the characteristics of no height and region limitation, high automation level, ground remote control, and the like.

Portable power driven rope climbing apparatus having a motor driving a gear reduction mechanism which drives a pulley wheel securing a rope extending thereabouts. A rope output guide member is provided for maintaining the rope in engagement with the pulley wheel an attachment mechanism for attaching an external load. The attachment mechanism comprises a rope entry guide member for supporting a rope as it enters the apparatus, so as to provide a fulcrum point about which the mass of the apparatus exerts a first moment. The attachment mechanism further comprises a seat member for supporting the load. The seat member is held remote from the main body such that the load, when mounted thereon exerts a second, opposed moment about the fulcrum.

A crew overboard self rescue device including a tether and an ascension device. The tether has attachment loops for the ascension device disposed along its length. The ascension device includes a flexible strap with attached footholds and an attachment to the tether. The tether is attached between a hard point on a watercraft and a harness worn by the crew. The ascension device is stowed in a container such as a fanny pack worn by the crew. In a crew overboard situation, the crew retrieves the ascension device from the container, attaches the ascension device to one of the attachment loops disposed on the tether, and using the footholds, climbs the ascension device while stabilizing his upper torso by grasping the tether.

The invention discloses a spiral line cable detecting robot which consists of a cart, an upper and a lower supporting hugging devices symmetrically distributed along the cable which are connected together. The robot is characterized in that the active cart is provided with a climbing device and a magnetic absorbing device; two supporting horizontal levers are provided with hugging devices; the climbing device includes a lithium battery fixed in the cart and a DC motor fixed on one side of the driving wheel in the cart; power of the DC motor is supplied by the lithium battery, and the DC motor drives the driving wheel of the cart to rotate by a drive axle, so as to drive the whole robot to spirally climb along a water transmission line of the cable; the hugging devices and the magnetic absorbing device work together to tightly press the driving wheel onto the surface of the cable. The climbing device can rotate for any degree relative to the cart, so as to adapt to the water transmission line with different thread pitch; power supply by the lithium battery is more suitable for the environment of high-altitude operation; the robot is also provided with a descending device, which is safer and more reliable in use. The invention has simple and reasonable structure, is convenient in maintenance, can have high climbing speed, is applicable in detection of the spiral line cable of large cable-stayed bridges as well as lamps and other rod types.

The present invention relates to a device for enabling access to a structure above ground level by lowering and/or lifting the device in relation to the structure, the device comprising a first endless frame structure defining an opening, wherein at least part of the first endless frame structure forms a track portion, the track portion being adapted to guide an, in relation to the track portion, movable object, such as a gondola, along the track portion. The device may further comprise a second endless frame structure defining an opening, the second endless frame structure being aligned with the first endless frame structure.

A fully adjustable hunting tree stand comprising a mounting base; a support member; a seat; and a platform. The mounting base and the support member axially interconnect for independent rotation about a common axis. The platform attaches to the support member at an end thereof, with the seat attaching to the support member at an opposite end thereof. The mounting base attaches to a tree of any angle, being aligned in the same angular direction thereof. The support member adjustably rotates about the mounting base and is secured in a position, which enables the platform and the seat to achieve a leveled position, regardless of what angled position the mounting base is placed.

The invention provides an electric lifting type telegraph pole climbing device, which comprises two pedals which are symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides, wherein supporting frames are fixedly arranged at the lower sides of the pedals; both the pedals and the supporting frames are arranged at the outer side of a telegraph pole body; protective fences and mounting blocks are arranged on the pedals; a safety bandage, by which the entire device is bound to the telegraph pole body, is fixedly connected to the mounting blocks; the supporting frames are of semi-arc structures and are fixed by virtue of hoops; climbing assemblies, clamping assemblies and force measuring assemblies which are connected to the climbing assemblies are radially arranged on the inner surfaces of the semi-arc supporting frames; the climbing assemblies, the clamping assemblies and the force measuring assemblies are electrically connected to a PLC control system; and the PLC control system, by receiving feedback signals of the force measuring assemblies, is in charge of controlling the working statuses of the climbing assemblies and the clamping assemblies in real time. The electric lifting type telegraph pole climbing device provided by the invention, which achieves real-time automatic control on the basis of a feedback mechanism, is safe and reliable to operate and is free from limitation of the shape and the size of the telegraph pole body; and the electric lifting type telegraph pole climbing device can greatly save the labor of constructors and accelerate construction efficiency.

The invention relates to a wire pole climbing tool, in particular to a portable wire pole climbing mechanism. Side edges (14) which are connected are arranged on semicircular cylinders (12) at the end parts of two semicircular convex rings (1); the climbing mechanism comprises two clamping rods (4), a supporting wheel (2) and a climbing wheel (7); a positioning board (10) is fixedly connected with the inner side surfaces of the two semicircular cylinders (12) movably through a positioning board supporting rod (20), and a pull wire seat (15) on the back surface of the positioning board (10) is penetrated through the thin end of a tower spring (16); and one end of an unlocking pull wire (11) is connected with the pull wire seat (15), and the unlocking pull wire (11) respectively passes through a hole (18) and a pull wire lock (17) and then is mutually wound with other unlocking pull wires (11) or independently extends downward. By surrounding the two semicircular cylinders on the body of a wire pole and using a climbing traction belt to drive the climbing wheel to climb upward, the invention realizes the purposes of installing an operating platform and conveying operating tools to the top of the wire pole.

A pole climbing and fall restraint device is disclosed that includes a belt device and a lanyard apparatus. The belt device and lanyard apparatus may be connected to each other or sold separately. The lanyard apparatus and belt device may also be provided in a kit and sold together or sold separately. The lanyard apparatus includes an elongated member extending through a locking device and a coupling connected to the elongated member. At least one handle is connected to the elongated member. The belt device includes a first connector and a second connector attached to the belt device. A first strap extends from the first connector and a second strap extends from the second connector. A third connector is attached to the first and second straps adjacent the front portion of the belt device

A motorized, climbing tree stand ideal for hunting has a rigid elongated, track constructed from multiple, axially aligned sections attached to a tree trunk. A carriage supporting a seat and footrest is coupled to a shuttle assembly that engages the track. The shuttle assembly mounts a battery-powered motor and a motor-driven gear that engages a toothed rack on the elongated track, moving the carriage vertically upwardly or downwardly in response to motor operation. A hand switch controls a reversing relay to control motor direction. Each track section comprises a rigid, elongated flange with an elongated, tubular sleeve terminating in a reduced diameter coupling tube that coaxially mates with the base of the sleeve in the neighboring section. Alignment rods near the upper ends of each sleeve reinforce the assembly. Adjustable, L-brackets contact the tree for bracing. Track flanges are slidably constrained between suitable rollers secured to shuttle side walls.

A novel climbing device for use in combination with a climbing spike, the climbing spike includes an anchor portion capable of being driven into a wooden object and a horizontal portion capable of being used as a step by a climber. The climbing device includes a body, a tread surface formed on a top portion of the body, a receiver fixed to the body and operative to receive the horizontal portion of the climbing spike, and a stabilizer fixed to the body and operative to limit relative movement between the body and the horizontal portion of the climbing spike. In a particular embodiment, the climbing device includes the climbing spike. In a more particular embodiment, the climbing device can be in either one of a first position or a second position. In the first position, the rotation of the body about the horizontal portion of the climbing spike is prevented. In the second position, the body is rotatable about the horizontal portion of the climbing spike. Further, the second position enables a user to anchor the climbing spike into a tree by gripping the body and rotating the climbing spike about the anchor portion.

A safety strap assembly is used by a climber for ascending, remaining secured at height and descending from a tree or pole. The safety strap assembly includes a tubular strap; an elastic strap; a stiffening member; a string; a coupling; and a finger-pull. Optionally, an oval chain-link is included. The tubular strap fits around a tree. One end of the tubular strap is connected to an elastic strap. The other end is attachable to the climber. The stiffening member fits within the tubular member. A string extending from two holes in the tubular strap permit the stiffening member to be shifted. The coupling at the free end of the elastic strap connects to the tubular strap in a removable slidable engagement. The finger-pull at that connection breaks away if the climber falls enabling the tubular strap to engage the tree and prevent a fall to the ground.

A climbing support is provided for aiding a climber in scaling a tree, a wooden pole, or like surface. In one embodiment, the climbing support is configured for one-handed use, so that the support can be initially driven into a tree and then tightened against the tree with one hand. The climbing support includes a step body that supports a threaded fastener and an anti-rotation projection or spike, which together can be used to initially support the step as the climber drives the fastener to secure the step along the tree. Optionally, the climbing support includes an elongate body with a plurality of step members and at least one fastener disposed along the body. The climbing support may further include a pivotable spike for engaging the tree or pole, the spike being lockable in an angled position to enable it to support a portion of a user's weight.

An ascender/descender appliance for ascending and descending on a rope, comprising a body having attachment means to be connected to the user's harness and a clamping device able to be released on load. The clamping device is arranged outside the body and comprises a chain of metal links constituted by a succession of friction elements articulated on one another by connecting rods to form a series of gaps for the rope to pass in zigzag manner. Means are associated with the top link to trigger clamping of the ascender device.

A climbing tree stand platform including a platform member, the platform member having an inner end for engaging a tree and an outer end, and two sides opposite one another connecting the inner end and the outer end, the platform member having two pivot arm support members rigidly connected thereto and extending upward therefrom toward the inner end of the platform member, each of the pivot arm support members having a pivot arm pivotally connected thereto for pivoting toward and contacting opposite sides of the tree as a downward force is applied to the platform member, each of the two pivot arms being adapted to receive a flexible connector removably connected to each of the two pivot arm support members for extension around the tree to hold the platform member to the tree.

The tree stand support bracket has three mutually pivotable parts and a belt for adjustably securing the length of the belt to fit the size of the tree it is attached to. The pivotable parts are the handle for tightening the belt, a belt strap adjustment portion for holding the free end of the strap and for locking the handle in place, and a belt buckle tree stand attachment portion having a hook for attaching a tree stand to. The tree stand support bracket bends in the middle to better engage a tree. By placing tree stand support brackets in several locations it is easy for a hunter to remove the tree stand from one location and move to another location by unhooking the tree stand from one support bracket and attaching it to another.

A ladder or climbing device has hollow tubular jaws at its head end that permit a rope or cable to pass around the target tree or pole. A tubular cable guide is positioned along side the vertical rail for feeding the cable to the hollow jaws. The rail is formed 1of extension sections that are joined together. A security clamp or clasp attached over both the head of the device and the cable to secure to the worker's safety harness.

A tree climbing tree stand comprising, in combination a lower foot portion. The lower foot portion has a lower flexible tree strap coupled there to. There is also provided an upper portion. The upper portion has an upper flexible tree strap coupled there to.

A suspended access chair with a rescue system that may be utilized to access a wind turbine blade while mounted on a tower for purposes such as inspection, maintenance, cleaning, and repair of the blade is provided. The suspended access chair generally includes a chair frame assembly. Upper frame and lower frame assembly rollers are secured to the chair frame assembly and are configured for rolling contact along an edge of the blade. The suspended access chair further includes primary dextral and primary sinistral gripping arms. The gripping arms may be adjusted to conform to the shape of the blade and include rollers configured for rolling contact along a portion of the blade. A hoist is provided to raise and lower the chair along a suspension rope. The rescue system is used to lower the suspended access chair from an elevated position to the ground during emergency situations.

The invention relates to an automatic pole climbing device capable of being applicable to a variable cross-section bar and with a protection function. The automatic pole climbing device is mainly used for climbing an electric power electric pole or climbing poles in other fields, is safe and reliable, can carry a larger tool and equipment and can realize automatic pole climbing. The automatic pole climbing device is mainly composed of an upper clamp hydraulic system (1), a lower clamp hydraulic system (2), a lift hydraulic system (3) and a hanging basket (4). A working process of the automatic pole climbing device comprises the following steps: keeping a clamped state of the lower clamp hydraulic system (2), loosening one pair of clamping pieces (8) of the upper clamp hydraulic system (1), then extending a lift piston (11) of the lift hydraulic system (3), then clamping one pair of clamping pieces (8) of the upper clamp hydraulic system (1), then loosening one pair of clamping pieces (8) of the lower clamp hydraulic system (2), retracting the lift piston (11) of the lift hydraulic system (3), upwards moving the lower clamp hydraulic system (2), driving the hanging basket (4) to ascend by the lower clamp hydraulic system (2), and driving the hanging basket (4) to descend when the lower clamp hydraulic system (2) moves downward.

A rope climbing device includes a housing having a compartment for slidably receiving a rope, a lever pivotally coupled to the housing with a spindle and having one or more teeth for engaging with the rope and for selectively securing the housing to the rope, and a foot-hold attached to the lever for engaging with the foot of the user and for forcing the teeth of the lever to selectively engage with the rope, and a pressing device may selectively engage with the rope when the tooth of the lever is disengaged from the rope for preventing the housing of the rope climbing device from sliding downwardly relative to or along the rope inadvertently.

A crawling device is used for surrounding a cylinder and crawling along the extension direction of the mentioned cylinder. The kind of crawling device may include at least two-nodes crawling modules, a telescopic mechanism, and a control circuit. The telescopic mechanism connects with two-nodes crawling modules, and the crawling modules have an elastic mechanism and a drawstring respectively. In creeping movement, the at least two-nodes crawling modules are set in turn that one crawling module as a fixed section and the other crawling module as a mobile section. When the crawling module is set as a fixed section, the crawling module adjusts the drawstring through the elastic mechanism to make the fixed section close to the cylinder. Producing friction by keeping close to the cylinder let the fixed section maintain the fixed state relatively close to the cylinder.

A device for pulling an elongate member includes a rotational motor having an output and a rotating drum connected to the output of said rotational motor. The device further includes a guide mechanism for guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of, the rotating drum. When the rotational motor turns the rotating drum, the rotating drum thereby continuously pulls the resilient elongate element through the device.

The belt buckle for a tree stand strap has holes in the frame of the buckle and the handle for accepting pins from a bracket attached to a tree stand such that the tree stand can be hung from the belt buckle that is used to tighten the strap around the tree. In this manner, several straps can be attached to several trees and the tree stand can be quickly and easily attached or detached to the buckles of the tree stand straps and moved from tree to tree. The pins through the buckles, handles and frame of the buckles locks the handle in place on the tree and prevents the belt from coming loose.

The invention provides a climbing rod fastening device and a climbing rod safety device. The climbing rod fastening device comprises a ring-shaped shell, wherein a rod-passing hole for a rod body to pass through is formed in the middle of the ring-shaped shell, a traveling mechanism for the climbing rod fastening device to move up and down is mounted on the ring-shaped shell, a belt locking mechanism for gripping the rod body is also mounted on the ring-shaped shell, the belt locking mechanism comprises a belt of which one end is relatively fixed to the ring-shaped shell and the other end is retractable, the belt is wound in a ring shape and is used for the rod body to pass through, and a retracting mechanism, which is used to retract and release the belt and to lock the belt when the beltis tightened and the rod body is gripped by the belt, is mounted on the ring-shaped shell. When foot buckles of an operator at high altitude slip off, the climbing rod fastening device can timely lock an arcuate groove to connect the climbing rod fastening device and the operator through a safety belt, thereby preventing the operator from falling overhead and improving the safety.

A tree stand, for attaching onto a tree and creating an elevated platform thereon, comprising a platform having a pair of side members, a pair of seat supports pivotally attached to the platform, a bracing system for fixing an angle between the platform and side members, and a pair of upper levelers and a pair of lower levelers. The lower levelers extend from the side members and adjust to the contours of the tree. The upper levelers extend from the seat supports and further aid adjustment to the contours of the tree. The bracing system is adjustable to adjust the angle between the platforms and seat supports. A seat assembly is mounted to the seat supports and provides height adjustment to the user. The adjustability of the upper levelers, lower levelers, and bracing system help ensure that a horizontal platform can be achieved despite trees of varying configurations and lean angles.

The invention relates to a hydraulic pole-climbing robot. The hydraulic pole-climbing robot is composed of upper, middle, and lower three gripper mechanisms, a body expansion mechanism, a guide support mechanism, an electric hydraulic control unit and related accessories. The hydraulic pole-climbing robot is characterized in that at least two gripper mechanisms are in a grasping state with the a pole body when a robot crawls, thus, the robot crawls steadily. The gripping force of the robot grippers is realized through a hydraulic mechanism, and the gripping force is adjustable. According to the invention, the robot can carry a specific detection and operation device to replace artificial operation, so that the labor cost and the risks of operation are reduced.

An improved safety harness and method of using same that allows for self-rescue and suspension trauma relief from either a vertical or horizontal anchor, such as a tree or an overhead beam, the safety harness having an adjustable front tie-in assembly whereby the distance between the waist strap and the thigh straps can be adjusted. The wearer is able to change from rear suspension to front suspension after a fall without the necessity of completely detaching from a safety line.

An assembly allowing a person to climb up and/or down an object, such as a high-voltage mast comprises an elongate, rail-type profiled element (1, 3, 5, 15, 17) that is provided with at least one guiding part (15, 17) extending along the profiled element, and a part for absorbing force transmission (3, 5, 15, 17). A climbing aid is also provided, comprising two climbing consoles (21) with one respective foot supporting area (23) and a guiding section that embraces or grips the guiding part (15, 17) and a holding section (33) which at least partly rests against or on the profiled element opposite hereto and is suitable for resting against the force transmitting part (3, 5, 15, 17) in order to absorb force transmission.

Disclosed is a durable, lightweight, nonslip, camouflage, structurally superior climbing treestand that is inexpensive and simple to manufacture, may be easily compacted for transportation, and includes one or more of arm/weapon rests, interchangeable grips, tactile and visual indicators, safety harnesses, nonslip, adjustable belts, and receptacles for bumpers, sockets, and the like. Also disclosed is a parabolic belt capable of firmly gripping a tree trunk to prevent slippage when used in conjunction with interchangeable or permanent platform grips. Tactile and visual indicators allow a user to ensure that the belt is optimally installed even in conditions in which the user may not view such indicators. Bumpers and safety harnesses are incorporated to prevent falls from heights through trees, tree limbs, and the like. Interchangeable sockets allow the user to customize the treestand to meet the user's needs (e.g., photography, hunting, snacking, etc.).