Patent ID: 9623269
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A62B

Claim:
1. An assisted braking belay system comprising: a housing including a rope channel, top plate, and bottom plate, wherein the top plate is rotatable between an open state and closed state with respect to the bottom plate, and wherein the rope channel is substantially enclosed between the top plate and bottom plate in the closed state; a camming mechanism moveably coupled to the housing adjacent to the rope channel, wherein the camming mechanism includes a camming surface, and wherein the camming mechanism is configured to rotate between a biased free state and a cammed state with respect to the housing, and wherein the cammed state includes translating the camming surface across the rope channel and constricting a portion of the rope channel, and wherein the rope channel is substantially curved at at least a forty five degree arc around the camming mechanism; and a clutch mechanism coupled to the camming mechanism including a pulley, a circular region, and a centrifugal member, wherein the centrifugal member is coupled to the pulley and disposed within the circular region, and wherein the clutch mechanism includes an engaged state and a disengaged state, and wherein the engaged state includes obstructing the pulley from rotating within the circular region and the rope channel.