Patent ID: 8276714
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A62B,A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An anchor apparatus for engaging and securing a rappel line comprising: an L-shaped first jaw member having a longer leg and a shorter leg, wherein the longer leg includes a first working edge and a first non-working edge opposite the first working edge; an L-shaped second jaw member having a longer leg and a shorter leg, wherein the longer leg includes a second working edge, a second non-working edge opposite the second working edge, and the second jaw member is pivotally connected to the first jaw member in an overlying relationship and pivotable between (1) an operative position in which the first and second working edges face the same direction and the shorter legs of the first and second jaw members are aligned and overlapping, and (2) a storage position in which the first and second working edges face opposite directions and the longer legs of the first and second jaw members are aligned and overlapping; a first plurality of projecting teeth arranged on the first working edge for frictional, biting engagement with a support surface; a second plurality of projecting teeth arranged on the second working edge for frictional, biting engagement with a support surface; wherein, when the first and second jaw members are in the storage position, the first plurality of projecting teeth substantially align with the second non-working edge and the second plurality of projecting teeth substantially align with the first non-working edge; a first attachment bore through the shorter leg of the first jaw member; a second attachment bore through the shorter leg of the second jaw member; and wherein the first and second attachment bores align with each other when the first and second jaw members are in the operative position; wherein a rappel line is secured to the anchor apparatus via the first and second attachment bores.