Patent ID: 9744383
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A62B

Claim:
1. A rope descent device comprising: a. a fast rope; b. an elongated body wrapped around the fast rope at an angle of at least three hundred and twenty degrees, the elongated body having a first end and a second end; c. a first connection node at the first end; d. a second connection node at the second end, wherein the first connection node and the second connection node are configured to connect to a user on a front side of the user; and e. a force release mechanism connected to the elongated body, wherein the force release mechanism is substantially centered on the elongated body between the first end and the second end; wherein the elongated body is configured to frictionally anchor the elongated body to the fast rope; and the force release mechanism is configured to release the frictional anchorage of said elongated body.