Patent ID: 7757812
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A62B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A belaying device comprising: a housing including a ramp, wherein said housing is adapted to receive a rope therein such that the rope is positioned along said ramp; a sliding member received within said housing, wherein said sliding member is adapted to move within said housing in a direction that is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said housing and generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of said sliding member, and wherein said sliding member is further adapted to have the rope wrapped thereabout such that the rope can be positioned between said sliding member and said ramp; a cam rotatably linked to said housing, said cam being configured to facilitate positioning of said sliding member in relation to said ramp such that when said cam is in a first position the entirety of said sliding member is closer to said ramp than when said cam is in a second position; and at least one stop slideably linked to said housing, said stop being positioned between said sliding member and said cam, wherein said stop is configured to engage said sliding member when said cam is in said second position.