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Pole climber's safety device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-04-14
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Granted: 1983-10-04
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Expires: 2002-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A pole climber's safety device comprises a closed yoke for encompassing a pole, the yoke providing an attachment plate for attaching a safety belt and handle portions to be grasped by the climber. The yoke is formed by two half yokes hingedly interconnected together and secured by a releasable fastening. Pivoted blades are mounted on the underside of the yoke, and blades being biassed to a pole engaging position and being manually retractable.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter R. Greenway
- 👤 Andrew C. Sulowski
- 👤 Henry C. George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 04:46
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62B; A62B35/00; A62B35/0043; A62B35/0068; A63; A63B; A63B27/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A pole climber's safety device comprising a closed yoke for encompassing a pole, the yoke consisting of a pair of arcuate half yokes providing upper and lower surfaces, the half yokes being hingedly interconnected with respect to a vertical axis at one pair of adjacent ends; releasable fastening means interconnecting the other pair of adjacent ends of said half yokes; attachment means for attaching safety belt connectors to the yoke; a pair of handle portions extending outwardly from the half yokes on either side of said attachment means; a plurality of blades pivotally mounted on the lower surfaces of said half yokes for pivotal movement about respective horizontal pivotal axes, the blades projecting inwardly from the half yokes for biting or gripping engagement with the pole; means biasing the blades about their pivotal axes to a pole engaging position; and manually operable means for retracting the blades in one direction from the pole engaging position about their pivotal axes for permitting movement of the device down the pole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A pole climber's safety device comprising a closed yoke for encompassing a pole, the yoke consisting of a pair of arcuate half yokes providing upper and lower surfaces, the half yokes being hingedly interconnected with respect to a vertical axis at one pair of adjacent ends; releasable fastening means interconnecting the other pair of adjacent ends of said half yokes; attachment means for attaching safety belt connectors to the yoke; a pair of handle portions extending outwardly from the half yokes on either side of said attachment means; a plurality of blades pivotally mounted on the lower surfaces of said half yokes for pivotal movement about respective horizontal pivotal axes, the blades projecting inwardly from the half yokes for biting or gripping engagement with the pole; means biasing the blades about their pivotal axes to a pole engaging position; and manually operable means for retracting the blades in one direction from the pole engaging position about their pivotal axes for permitting movement of the device down the pole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 1, wherein there are two of said pivoted blades, each mounted on a respective one of said half yokes adjacent the respective one of said handle portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 1, wherein the yoke provides an inwardly directed fixed blade portion positioned to engage the rear side of the pole, there being two of said pivoted blades, each mounted on a respective one of said half yokes adjacent the respective one of said handle portions, the blades being angled with respect to one another and said fixed blade portion for engaging the front side of the pole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 3, wherein each said blade is fixedly mounted on a rocker frame, the rocker frames being pivotally mounted on said lower surfaces of the half yokes for pivotal movement about horizontal pivotal axes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 4, wherein each rocker frame is weighted for biasing the blade to the pole engaging position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 5, wherein each rocker frame includes a depending portion carrying a counterweight for pivotally biasing the blade to the pole engaging position, said depending portion being manually engageable for pivotally retracting the blade.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 6, wherein said handle portions are integral with said half yokes, the rocker frames being pivotally mounted on the lower surfaces of the handle portions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 4, wherein each rocker frame is spring biassed in one direction about its pivotal axis for urging the blade to the pole engaging position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 8, wherein each of said handle portions carries a manually operable latch, each rocker frame having a latch engaging member positioned to engage the respective latch for retaining the blade mounted on such rocker frame in the retracted position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 9, wherein the latch comprises a spring-loaded lever having a catch thereon for engagement by the latch engaging member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pole climber's safety device according to claim 10, wherein said handle portions are integral with said half yokes, the rocker frames being pivotally mounted on the lower surfaces of the handle portions.
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