IP Library Granted Patent US 8,893,852
Granted Patent B2
US 8,893,852 · App. 13/115,664 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

Non-single point of failure member slide

Inventor: James Allen Liggett (Martin, MI)
B65G21/22
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Patent No.
US 8,893,852
App. No.
13/115,664
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non single point of failure member slide having two members that extend from a second washer, downwardly through a sheath to a belt. The glide being slidably disposed within a track member.

Claims (32)

1. A non single point of failure member slide ( 10 ), comprising:

a first member ( 120 );

a second member ( 130 ) oriented substantially parallel to said first member ( 120 );

said first member ( 120 ) extending through a top washer ( 90 ) via a top washer aperture ( 230 ), and said second member ( 130 ) extending through the top washer ( 90 ) via another top washer aperture ( 230 );

said first member ( 120 ) terminating in a first member retention means ( 100 );

said first member retention means ( 100 ) disposed upwardly from said top washer ( 90 );

said second member ( 130 ) terminating in a second member retention means ( 110 ) disposed upwardly from said top washer ( 90 );

a top disk ( 70 ) disposed downwardly from said top washer ( 90 );

said top disk ( 70 ) having a top disk aperture ( 170 ) for receiving at least one of said first member ( 120 ) or said second member ( 130 ) therethrough;

a first disk ( 60 ) disposed downwardly from said top disk ( 70 );

said first disk ( 60 ) capable of receiving at least one of said first member ( 120 ) or said second member ( 130 ) therethrough via a first disk aperture ( 210 ).

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a first washer ( 80 ) disposed downwardly from said top washer ( 90 ) wherein said first washer ( 80 ) has a plurality of first washer apertures ( 220 ) whereby said first member ( 120 ) is disposed through one first washer aperture ( 220 ) and said second member is disposed through another first washer aperture ( 220 ).

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sheath ( 160 ) securely disposed around both of said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 ).

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:

a sheath member securement device ( 240 ) securely disposed around said sheath ( 160 ) to secure said sheath ( 160 ) to at least one of said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 ).

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said first member ( 120 ) extends downwardly from said sheath member securement device ( 240 ), and said second member extends downwardly from said sheath member securement device ( 240 ), said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 ) secured to a dual member belt fastener ( 200 ).

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a second member cylinder ( 190 ) that retains an end portion of the second member ( 130 ) to a second member loop ( 150 ), and a first member cylinder ( 180 ) that retains an end portion of the first member ( 120 ) to a first member loop ( 140 ), both said second member cylinder ( 190 ) and said first member cylinder ( 180 ) disposed downwardly from said sheath member securement device ( 240 ), and upwardly from a dual member belt fastener ( 200 ), whereby a safety belt ( 30 ) may be secured to said dual member belt fastener ( 200 ) and said belt ( 30 ) secured to a harness ( 40 ) to enable a person to traverse a challenge course as the first disk ( 60 ) is in slidable contact with a track member ( 20 ).

7. A non single point of failure member slide ( 10 ), comprising:

a first member ( 120 );

a second member ( 130 );

said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 ) extending through a top washer ( 90 ) via two separate top washer apertures ( 230 );

said first member ( 120 ) terminating in a first member retention means ( 100 ) upwardly from said top washer ( 90 ); said second member ( 130 ) terminating in a second member retention means ( 110 ) upwardly from said top washer aperture ( 90 );

a first washer ( 80 ) disposed downwardly from said top washer ( 90 ), said first washer ( 80 ) having a first washer aperture ( 220 ) to receive at least one of said first member ( 120 ) or said second member ( 130 ) therethrough;

a top disk ( 70 ) disposed downwardly from said first washer ( 80 );

said top disk ( 70 ) having a top disk aperture ( 170 ) for receiving at least one of said first member ( 120 ) or said second member ( 130 ) therethrough;

a first disk ( 60 ) disposed downwardly from said top disk ( 70 );

said first disk ( 60 ) capable of receiving at least one of said first member ( 120 ) or said second member ( 130 ) therethrough via a first disk aperture ( 210 );

a sheath ( 160 ) securely disposed around both of said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 );

a sheath member securement device ( 240 ) securely disposed around said sheath ( 160 ) to secure said sheath ( 160 ) to at least one of said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 );

said first member ( 120 ) extends downwardly from said sheath member securement device ( 240 ), and said second member extends downwardly from said sheath member securement device ( 240 ), said first member ( 120 ) and said second member ( 130 ) secured to a dual member belt fastener ( 200 ); and

a second member cylinder ( 190 ) securely disposed around said second member ( 130 ), and a first member cylinder ( 180 ) securely disposed around said first member ( 120 ), both of said second member cylinder ( 190 ) and said first member cylinder ( 180 ) slidably disposed downwardly from said sheath member securement device ( 240 ), and upwardly from a dual member belt fastener ( 200 ), whereby a safety belt ( 30 ) may be secured to said dual member belt fastener ( 200 ) and said belt ( 30 ) secured to a harness ( 40 ) to enable a person to traverse a challenge course as the first disk ( 60 ) is slidably disposed within a track member ( 20 ).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2020
From: ROPES COURSES, INC.
To: JIMI IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 052654/0330 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2017
From: LIGGETT, JAMES ALLEN
To: ROPES COURSES, INC.
Reel/Frame 043771/0447 →
Continuity (1)
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