Rope climbing device

Abstract

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.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a rope climbing device, and more particularly to a rope climbing device including a resilient or spring-biased engaging device for selectively engaging with the rope and for facilitating the movement of the rope climbing device along the rope and for preventing the rope climbing device from sliding or moving downwardly relative to or along the rope inadvertently[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Typical rope climbing devices are provided for use in climbing up or down a taut rope and comprise closely similar handle and pedal units each including two pivotally connected members between which the rope passes and by which the rope may be alternatively clamped and released through suitable manipulation of the user.[0005]For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,938,620 to Nothiger discloses one of the typical rope climbers also comprising a handle unit and a pedal unit each including two pivotall...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a rope climbing device including a resilient or spring-biased engaging device for selectively engaging with the rope and for facilitating the movement of the rope climbing device along the rope and for preventing the rope climbing device from sliding downwardly relative to or along the rope inadvertently.

[0022]A latch may further be provided and pivotally coupled to the frame with a pivot pin, and a spring member is attached to the frame and engaged with the latch for biasing the latch to engage with the fastener in order to lock the fastener to the frame and for preventing the fastener from being disengaged from the frame.

Problems solved by technology

However, the two hands and / or the two feet of the user should be moved up or down along the taut rope simultaneously and may not be moved separately.

In addition, once the two pivotally connected members of either the handle unit or the pedal unit are separated from each other or disengaged from the taut rope, no other retaining devices may attach or couple the handle and pedal units to the taut rope such that the handle and pedal units may slip downwardly along the taut rope inadvertently.

In addition, once the two grooved wheels are separated from each other or disengaged from the cable or rope, no other retaining devices may attach or couple the rope climber to the cable or rope such that the rope climber also may slip downwardly along the cable or rope inadvertently.

In addition, once the handles or the foot-holds are separated from each other or disengaged from the cable or rope, no other retaining devices may attach or couple the rope climbing and sliding device to the cable or rope such that the rope climbing and sliding device also may slip downwardly along the cable or rope inadvertently.

However, when the hooks and / or the pivoting cams are separated from each other or disengaged from the cable or rope, no other retaining devices may attach or couple the rope climbing device to the rope such that the rope climbing device also may slip downwardly along the rope inadvertently.

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