US 12,214,226 B2
Self-braking descender for rope with lever actuation
Pablo Luis De Miguel Valiente, Getxo (ES)
Assigned to Protecttion Proteccion Tecnica, S.L., Getxo (ES)
Appl. No. 18/727,098
Filed by PROTECTTION PROTECCION TECNICA, S.L., Getxo (ES)
PCT Filed Mar. 1, 2023, PCT No. PCT/ES2023/070114
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/175209, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 21, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202230213 (ES), filed on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0424322 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A62B 1/14 (2006.01); F16D 63/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 1/14 (2013.01) [F16D 63/008 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-braking descender for rope with lever actuation, which is of the type made up of a main body (1) in which two parallel plates are involved between which a pair of axles (3-3′) are arranged through which a safety rope (4) is passed, main body which is connected in an articulated manner to a head (2) by way of a ring, to which the user's harness or safety equipment is intended to be attached, having a lever (6) for actuation and control of the degree of inclination of the main body of the device, is characterised in that the lever (6) is connected in an articulated manner to the main body through an axis of rotation (7) for the same, with the particularity that the lever (6) is related to the head (2) by means of a mechanism with its corresponding transmission ratio.