Patent ID: 6375139
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
An anchoring device for use in a rock crevice, the rock crevice being defined by a first rock wall and an opposing second rock wall, the anchoring device comprising:an axle member having a longitudinal axis; a first cam rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the axle member and contactable with the first rock wall, the first cam having a first side wall and a second side wall; and a second cam rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the axle member and contactable with the second rock wall, the second cam having a first side wall and a second side wall, the first side wall of the first cam being aligned with the first side wall of the second cam and the second side wall of the first cam being aligned with the second side wall of the second cam, the first cam being substantially identical to the second cam; wherein upon a first force being applied to the first cam by the first rock wall and a second force being applied to the second cam by the second rock wall in a direction generally toward the longitudinal axis, the axle member being free from any created moment.