US 11,999,564 B2
Method for securing a climbing route
Romain Moulin, Lille (FR); and Loïc Lepillier, Wasquehal (FR)
Assigned to EXOTEC, Croix (FR)
Appl. No. 17/779,855
Filed by EXOTEC, Croix (FR)
PCT Filed Nov. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/082296
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/104922, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913256 (FR), filed on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002155 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/0435 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/14 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for securing a first upright and a second upright parallel to one another and provided respectively with a first climbing element and a second climbing element, the method comprising the following steps;
the first upright being in a first mounting position:
a) attaching a first lower connector to a first lower portion of the first upright;
b) attaching a first upper connector to a first upper portion of the first upright;
c) attaching a first lower end of the first climbing element to the first lower connector and a first upper end of the first climbing element to the first upper connector;
d) adjusting a first distance separating the first lower end and the first upper end of the first climbing element to bring the first distance to a first predetermined value;
e) immobilising the position of the first lower end and the position of the first upper end of the first climbing element relative to the first upright;
the second upright being in a second mounting position:
g) attaching a second lower connector to a second lower portion of the second upright;
h) attaching a second upper connector to a second upper portion of the second upright;
i) attaching a second lower end of the second climbing element to the second lower connector and a second upper end of the second climbing element to the second upper connector;
j) adjusting a second distance separating the second lower end and the second upper end of the second climbing element to bring the second distance to the first predetermined value;
k) immobilising the position of the second lower end and the position of the second upper end of the second climbing element relative to the second upright;
l) Positioning the first upright and the second upright such that the first climbing element and the second climbing element extend parallel to a climbing direction;
m) adjusting the position of the first upright and the position of the second upright such that the first lower end of the first climbing element and the second lower end of the second climbing element lie in a plane substantially orthogonal to a climbing direction, step i) of attaching a second lower end of the second climbing element to the second lower connector and a second upper end of the second climbing element to the second upper connector comprises a step i′) of attaching a second profile for supporting the second climbing element to the second upright; and a step i″) comprising the placing of a second damper element between the second profile and the second climbing element.