Abstract: Improvements to a pulley is disclosed. The rope is threaded through the self-locking pulley in the desired direction. At some places, the threading passes the rope or strap in opposing directions to cause a binding and prevent free movement of the rope or strap in one direction. There are no one-way clutches or self-locking teeth to lock movement in a particular direction. A first part it secured to a spinning mount or ceiling so a user can walk around a suspended self-locking pulley and pull the rope or strap from any direction. The second part can pivot and move up-and-down on the first piece. A threaded member alters a frictional lock between the at least two interconnecting pieces. The interaction of the at least two pieces allows for lifting, locking and lowering of a load on the rope or strap.

Abstract: Improvements to a pulley is disclosed. The rope is threaded through the self-locking pulley in the desired direction. At some places, the threading passes the rope or strap in opposing directions to cause a binding and prevent free movement of the rope or strap in one direction. There are no one-way clutches or self-locking teeth to lock movement in a particular direction. A first part it secured to a spinning mount or ceiling so a user can walk around a suspended self-locking pulley and pull the rope or strap from any direction. The second part can pivot and move up-and-down on the first piece. A threaded member alters a frictional lock between the at least two interconnecting pieces. The interaction of the at least two pieces allows for lifting, locking and lowering of a load on the rope or strap.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming character strings and musical input are provided herein. According to some embodiments, methods for transforming character strings into musical output may include executing instructions stored in memory via a processor to determine a scheme for converting character strings into musical output, receive the character string, parse the character string into character segments, and convert the character segments into individual musical notes according to the scheme to create the musical output.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming character strings and musical input are provided herein. According to some embodiments, methods for transforming character strings into musical output may include executing instructions stored in memory via a processor to determine a scheme for converting character strings into musical output, receive the character string, parse the character string into character segments, and convert the character segments into individual musical notes according to the scheme to create the musical output.