Winch with a grip pulley for moving along a lifting strand, in particular a rope or cable, including a frame; a drive pulley with a single groove mounted on said frame; a guide means capable of guiding the lifting strand under tension from the upper region of said frame towards the lower region thereof, the guide means comprising on the lower region side of said frame a guide pulley close to the drive pulley and transferring the taut lifting strand onto the drive pulley; a clamping pulley, close to said guide pulley, exerting pressure on the lifting strand towards said drive pulley and acting on the wrapped end of the lifting strand on said pulley on the free strand side.

Winch with a grip pulley for moving along a lifting strand, in particular a rope or cable, including a frame; a drive pulley with a single groove mounted on said frame; a guide means capable of guiding the lifting strand under tension from the upper region of said frame towards the lower region thereof, the guide means comprising on the lower region side of said frame a guide pulley close to the drive pulley and transferring the taut lifting strand onto the drive pulley; a clamping pulley, close to said guide pulley, exerting pressure on the lifting strand towards said drive pulley and acting on the wrapped end of the lifting strand on said pulley on the free strand side.

The invention is directed to an airbag system and, more particularly, to such a system employed as a rescue or life-saving system to enable a person to survive an avalanche, for example. In a particular embodiment, the invention relates to an airbag system utilized with a backpack to be worn by a skier, snowboarder, hiker, or snowmobiler, for example. Instead of relying upon compressed gas cartridges or cylinders to inflate the airbag(s), the invention inflates the airbag(s) with ambient air only. In a particular embodiment, air is supplied to the airbag by means of a battery-powered electrical motor.

The invention is directed to an airbag system and, more particularly, to such a system employed as a rescue or life-saving system to enable a person to survive an avalanche, for example. In a particular embodiment, the invention relates to an airbag system utilized with a backpack to be worn by a skier, snowboarder, hiker, or snowmobiler, for example. Instead of relying upon compressed gas cartridges or cylinders to inflate the airbag(s), the invention inflates the airbag(s) with ambient air only. In a particular embodiment, air is supplied to the airbag by means of a battery-powered electrical motor.

Techniques for automatic tracking of user data for exercises are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of operating a wearable device may involve determining that a user of the wearable device has started an exercise, activating the GPS receiver in response to determining that the user has started the exercise, and detecting a time at which the GPS receiver achieves an initial GPS fix of a location of the wearable device. The method may further involve logging, based on output of the one or more biometric sensors, a first set of user data during a first time interval between the start of the exercise and the detected time of the initial GPS fix, and back-filling an exercise route of the user during the first time interval based on the first set of user data.

A method of inflating an airbag includes expanding a collapsed or folded frame that supports and expands the airbag. The expansion of the airbag creates a lower pressure in the interior of the airbag as compared to the exterior, which allows air to be drawn into the airbag due to the lower pressure to fill the airbag. The frame can be made from inflatable ribs, or the frame can be made from interconnecting rigid members. The inflatable ribs can be inflated using a compressed gas canister, while the frame made from rigid members can be expanded using a spring. Filling a frame made from inflatable ribs, as opposed to the airbag itself allows for a smaller compressed gas canister.

A portable device for inflating an inflatable bag (60) comprises at least one inlet (46), for forming a fluid connection to a gas source. The gas source is attached or attachable to the inlet. The device further comprises an air intake chamber (32) which has an opening allowing atmospheric air to be admitted and an outlet intended to be connected to the bag to be inflated. The gas source comprises a first and at least a different second gas component. The first component is stored at least partially in liquid form; preferably, the first component is carbon dioxide. The gas source contains at least 10%, preferably more than 30% and most preferably more than 60% of the first component. The second component is gaseous or supercritical at a temperature of 243K and up to a pressure of 200 bar, preferably, the second component has a critical temperature below 243K.

A portable device for inflating an inflatable bag (60) comprises at least one inlet (46), for forming a fluid connection to a gas source. The gas source is attached or attachable to the inlet. The device further comprises an air intake chamber (32) which has an opening allowing atmospheric air to be admitted and an outlet intended to be connected to the bag to be inflated. The gas source comprises a first and at least a different second gas component. The first component is stored at least partially in liquid form; preferably, the first component is carbon dioxide. The gas source contains at least 10%, preferably more than 30% and most preferably more than 60% of the first component. The second component is gaseous or supercritical at a temperature of 243K and up to a pressure of 200 bar, preferably, the second component has a critical temperature below 243K.

The bouldering crash pad organizational sleeve allows for an ergonomic layout and storage of users rock-climbing gear, accessories and personal belongings when placed between or attached to the outside of a bouldering pad or carried externally as an organizational bag.

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The bouldering crash pad organizational sleeve allows for an ergonomic layout and storage of users rock-climbing gear, accessories and personal belongings when placed between or attached to the outside of a bouldering pad or carried externally as an organizational bag.

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