Patent ID: 9707420
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A62B

Claim:
1. A rappelling-ascending apparatus for rock-climbing and industrial alpinism, comprising: an all-metal body, which is defined by a front, a rear, and two lateral sides, a clamping element, and a handle, the all-metal body being made with a widening in a lower portion thereof, a first cut being made in the lateral side lengthwise the widening, a second cut being made in the opposite lateral side lengthwise thereof, the second cut forming flanges on the front and rear sides; the handle being mounted between the front and rear sides, adapted to be rotatable around an axis, and made spring-biased for the rotation thereof; the handle comprising a friction fork with two vertical prongs on one side of the handle relative to the axis, the friction fork being located on the side of the first cut, the handle comprising a ring on the opposite side of the handle relative to the axis, the ring being located on the side of the second cut, the clamping element being mounted on the handle facing the flanges and adapted to hold a rope when pressed against the rope passing along the flanges.