Zipline trolley
View Patent ↗For travel on a cable, the zipline trolley includes a wheel, a brake, a frame, a hanger, and a lower slot. The wheel is disposed on a proximal end of a frame. The wheel includes a groove that receives a cable at a lower portion of the wheel and a wheel bearing. The brake is disposed on a distal end of the frame. The brake is connected to a given lever point and includes a groove along a brake bottom that receives the cable. The frame includes an array of lever points disposed between the brake and the wheel. The hanger is connected to a given lever point and suspends a weight. The weight applies a force about the wheel to the brake to control a rate of descent of the device along the cable. The lower slot receives the cable.
1. A spring segment comprising:
two spring sub-segments each comprising a set of spring coils, each spring coil set comprising a large diameter end and a small diameter end, wherein each of the spring coils of the spring segment nests completely within a neighboring spring coil and a cable passes through the spring coils;
an end cap disposed on the large diameter end of the spring coils, the end cap comprising a hole that receives the cable; and
a guide that connects the two sets of spring coils of the spring sub-segments at the small diameter ends, the guide guiding the cable through a center of the spring segment, wherein the guide and the end caps are configured to be in contact upon a full compression of the spring coil segment.
2. The spring segment of claim 1 , the spring segment having an uncompressed length in the range of 2 to 6 inches and a compressed length in the range of 0.5 to 2.25 inches.
3. A spring comprising:
a cable; and
a plurality of spring segments, each spring segment comprising:
two spring sub-segments each comprising a set of spring coils, each spring coil set comprising a large diameter end and a small diameter end, wherein each of the spring coils of the spring segment nests completely within a neighboring spring coil and a cable passes through the spring coils;
an end cap disposed on the large diameter end of the spring coils, the end cap comprising a hole that receives the cable; and
a guide that connects the two sets of spring coils of the spring sub-segments at the small diameter ends, the guide guiding the cable through a center of the spring segment, wherein the guide and the end caps are configured to be in contact upon a full compression of the spring coil segment.
4. The spring of claim 3 , each spring segment having an uncompressed length in the range of 2 to 6 inches and a compressed length in the range of 0.5 to 2.25 inches.