Rope clamping device comprising two toothed clamping elements adapted to be pressed against the rope

摘要

A rope clamping device having two opposing clamping elements with teeth which are mounted above a bearing surface for varying the distance therebetween to allow a rope to be inserted and removed it is configured so that the distance therebetween is reducible in response to a tensile force applied to the rope to press the clamping elements thereagainst. The clamping elements comprise rollers mounted with their axes of rotation subtending an acute angle therebetween. The rollers are mounted for free rotational movement around their axes and for longitudinal displacement therealong to alter the distance therebetween.