Emergency cable brake

Details Emergency cable brake Emergency cable brake

B - Operations, Transporting

66

C

B66C 15/02 (2006.01) B61B 12/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2143368

An emergency cable brake type apparatus having a housing structure. A cable gripping device includes a first portion thereof immovably secured within and to such housing structure and a second portion thereof pivotably secured within and to the housing structure. The second portion of such cable gripping device being cooperable with the first portion of such cable gripping device for gripping and holding such cable when the tension on such cable is suddenly removed. A trigger mechanism has a first portion thereof rotatably secured within such housing structure for sensing any undesirable and sudden acceleration of such cable. A second portion of such trigger mechanism is pivotably connected to a predetermined surface of the first portion of the trigger mechanism. Such second portion of the trigger mechanism engages a third portion of s trigger mechanism which is pivotably connected to the housing structure and engagable with such cable gripping device for releasing the cable gripping device so that further free fall of such cable is stopped.

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