Patents by Inventor Malcolm Daly

Malcolm Daly 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).

  • Belay device for climbers
    Patent number: 6843346
    Abstract: A belay device for climbing with at least one rope is provided. The belay device comprises a first plate having a first lobe with the rope wrapping at least partially about the first lobe and a second plate having a second lobe. A connection mechanism connects the first plate to the second plate through a rotation point with the rotation point positioned inside the second lobe. A first channel is defined by the first plate and the first lobe and the second plate and the second lobe with the rope moveable through the first channel wherein tension on the rope rotates the first plate and the second plate relative to each other thereby narrowing the first channel and impeding movement of the rope through the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Great Trangs Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark LeBeau, Seth Murray, Malcolm Daly
  • Belay device for climbers
    Publication number: 20030196853
    Abstract: A belay device for climbing with at least one rope is provided. The belay device comprises a first plate having a first lobe with the rope wrapping at least partially about the first lobe and a second plate having a second lobe. A connection mechanism connects the first plate to the second plate through a rotation point with the rotation point positioned inside the second lobe. A first channel is defined by the first plate and the first lobe and the second plate and the second lobe with the rope moveable through the first channel wherein tension on the rope rotates the first plate and the second plate relative to each other thereby narrowing the first channel and impeding movement of the rope through the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Mark LeBeau, Seth Murray, Malcolm Daly