Zip line transport trolley system
View Patent ↗A trolley having a trolley upper portion; a trolley wheel carriage secured to the trolley upper portion; and a trolley lower portion extending downwardly from said trolley upper portion, allowing the trolley to be displaced along a box to box cable.
1. A zip line transfer device ( 10 ), comprising:
a device to device cable ( 110 ) extending from a first tower to a second tower;
a trolley ( 100 ) having a trolley wheel carriage ( 790 ) secured to said trolley ( 100 );
a non tensioned cable ( 220 ) connected to an inline transfer device ( 460 ), said non tensioned cable ( 220 ) extending from said inline transfer device ( 460 ) to at least one of either a landing ramp exit device ( 650 ) or a safety cable transfer device ( 630 ), said landing ramp exit device ( 650 ) and said safety cable transfer device ( 630 ) secured to said tower ( 200 ).
2. A zip line transfer device ( 10 ), comprising:
a tower ( 200 );
a device to counterweight cable ( 270 ) extending from a counterweight ( 430 ) to an inline transfer device ( 460 );
a device to device cable ( 110 ) connected at one end to said inline transfer device ( 460 ), and at another end to at least one of either another tower ( 200 ) or another inline transfer device ( 460 );
an adjustable height termination means ( 500 ) movably disposed on said tower ( 200 ), said device to counterweight cable ( 270 ) extending from a counterweight ( 430 ) to said inline transfer device ( 460 ) via said adjustable height termination means ( 500 );
a trolley ( 100 ) that is capable of being displaced on said device to device cable ( 110 );
a non tensioned cable ( 220 ) connected to said inline transfer device ( 460 ), said non tensioned cable ( 220 ) extending from said inline transfer device ( 460 ) to at least one of either a landing ramp exit device ( 650 ) or a safety cable transfer device ( 630 ), said landing ramp exit device ( 650 ) and said safety cable transfer device ( 630 ) secured to said tower ( 200 ); an ascending-descending means ( 750 ), whereby a person may be able to ascend or descend the tower ( 200 ) so that the person may removably be connected to said ( 100 ) at ground level before ascension, and the person may then traverse said device to device cable ( 110 ) and said non tensioned cable ( 220 ); and at least one of either said cable to cable ( 110 ), said non tensioned cable ( 220 ) and said device to counterweight cable ( 270 ) is a dual cable.