Abstract: A device for ascending along a rope comprises a pair of ascenders and a leg loop in the form of a pedal cooperating with a cord passing over two pulleys to form a tackle device authorizing a gearing down effect of the effort exerted on the leg loop. The effort required for an ascending step corresponds to two thirds of the weight of the climber, whereas the leg travel when moving from the standing position to the sitting position is about one and a half times the distance of an ascending step.

Abstract: A sit safety harness comprises a pair of thigh loops in the form of closed loops and a belt with a central clasping device. Adjustment of the size of each thigh loop is performed by means of a clamping buckle fixed to the belt by an attachment strap and an adjustment strap securedly affixed by its end to the loop. The latter remains closed permanently throughout adjustment.

Abstract: A self-jamming descender for a rope comprises a first base flange equipped with an articulation spindle and a first fixed pulley, a mobile support plate with an operating lever pivotally mounted on the spindle, and a second pulley securedly united to the support plate and eccentric with respect to the spindle. The second pulley comprises a boss cooperating with a first braking surface of the first pulley when the lever is in a first jamming position. The pivoting support plate is provide with a jamming cleat, separated from the second pulley by a space through which the rope passes, and cooperating with a second braking surface when the handle is moved to a second jamming position. Unjamming of the descender takes place in an intermediate position of the operating lever.

Abstract: A portable lamp, especially for mounting on the head of the user, includes an adjustment collar designed to ensure displacement of the reflector causing a variation of the light beam focus, and operation of the bulb switch. The lamp comprises a single casing having an insulating body subdivided by an intermediate wall into a first rear compartment housing the power supply unit, and a second front compartment housing the bulb and the adjustable focusing device. The wall is provided with a communication orifice between the two adjacent compartments, and with a fixed sleeve to house the bulb. The switch is composed of an elastic contact blade cooperating with a flange of the reflector. Refer to FIG. 1.