Patent ID: 7036780

Claim:
A method for making a rock-climbing device comprising the steps of: A. forming a rigid tube with a top and a bottom, B. creating a band having an effective length with a first end and a second end made of a substantially taut material, C. forming said rigid tube with said top and said bottom further comprising the steps of: 1. creating a shaft, 2. cutting at least one first pair of notches into said top of said tube where said at least one first pair of notches are arranged at opposite ends from each other, 3. cutting a second pair of notches into said top of said tube where said second pair of notches are arranged at opposite ends from each other, D. inserting said band through said shaft in said rigid tube such that the first end of the band emerges from the top of said rigid tube and the second end of the band emerges from the bottom of said rigid tube, E. fastening a first carabiner to said first end of said band, F. fastening a second carabiner to said second end of said band.