Patents by Inventor Cindi M. Bliehall

Cindi M. Bliehall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device used in the retrieval of climbing equipment
    Patent number: 5873613
    Abstract: A small flexible device (12) is used in conjunction with various sized elastic bands (18), one of which is attached to a climbing sling (19). The large diameter end (14) of the retrieval device (12) contains an insertion notch (13) to facilitate the entry of a climbing rope. The rope is inserted the length of a longitudinal through hole (16), by use of the retrieval devices' (12) longitudinal slot (15). The retrieval device (12) is constructed with a small diameter end (17) opposite a large diameter end (14). The small diameter end (17) first passes through the large loop (21) of two loops previously formed in a sling (19) using an elastic band (18). The large diameter end (14) of the retrieval device (12) being smaller than the large diameter loop (21) of the sling (19) passes through the loop (21) unimpeded. The small diameter end (17) of retrieval device (12) then enters the small diameter loop (20) in the sling (19), the diameter of this loop (20) having been previously formed with an elastic band (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventors: James C. Bliehall, Cindi M. Bliehall