DEVICE FOR HANGING AND LOCKING CLIMBING ROPES

摘要

The invention relates to an improved device which is used to hang and lock climbing ropes. The inventive device comprises a base (14), a rope lock ring (36), a cover (48) and a connecting pin (58). The base (14) contains a protruding cylindrical core (18) comprising a channel (20) for the rope in the base. The aforementioned protruding cylindrical core (18) is received in a central hole (34) in the rope lock ring (36). Moreover, the rope lock ring (36) is equipped with a channel (38) for the rope in the upper ring and a channel (40) for the rope in the lower ring, and, in the normal working configuration, said channels are aligned with the above-mentioned rope channel (20) in the base, such as to form a continuous channel for the rope. According to the invention, when a sharp force is applied to the rope passing through the device, the rope lock ring (36) rotates with respect to the protruding cylindrical core (18), thereby disrupting the alignment between the rope channel (40) in the lower ring, the rope channel (20) in the base and the rope channel (38) in the upper ring. In this way, the rope is clamped and locked at the transition zones between said rope channels. In order to release the rope, pressure is applied on a handle (44) which extends outward from the rope lock ring (36). The rope path of the improved locking device passes directly through the axis of rotation of the rope lock ring (36) and, as a result, the distance between the axis of rotation and the rope clamping area can be reduced in relation to prior art, thereby providing improved leverage.