Patent ID: 9332748
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A01M,A62B,A63B,E06C

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus to be used with an upwardly extending object, said upwardly extending object having a height and a substantially circular cross section, said apparatus suitably adapted to assist with placing an independent climbing device into said upwardly extending object and securing the climbing device thereto, said apparatus comprising a gripping ring, said gripping ring being substantially rigid and shaped to substantially encircle the upwardly extending object, forming an open interior, whereby the climbing device is attached to the gripping ring at the climbing device attachment component and the gripping ring is placed onto the upwardly extending object such that the gripping ring substantially encircles the upwardly extending object and the one or more gripping members of the gripping ring engage with the upwardly extending object, holding the gripping ring in place on the upwardly extending object.