In a theater fly system, a rope lock is a device used to prevent a rope, and the line set it controls, from moving. A rope lock is controlled by a steel handle that engages the lock when vertical and releases it when horizontal. The handle is typically red powder coated or covered by a red rubber grip. A steel, oval-shaped safety ring encircles both the rope and the handle to ensure that the lock cannot be accidentally released. Rope locks are mounted to a locking rail, which provides structural support and holds them at a convenient level for the stage crew.
locks, rope-like strands of hair formed by locking or braiding All pages with titles beginning with Lock All pages with titles containing Lock Loc (disambiguation)...
of sailing ships Rope bondage – Bondage involving the use of rope to restrict movement, wrap, suspend, or restrain a person Ropelock – device used in...
the ropelock constricts and releases the operating line as the flyman lowers and raises a hand lever. Rope locks are mounted in series to the locking rail...
rope). These are usually the heaviest carabiners. Carabiners fall into three broad locking categories: non-locking, manual locking, and auto locking....
Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter...
describe a progress capture device or a self-locking device such as a Petzl GriGri that immediately locks if the rope travels through it quickly in a specific...
simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope (often jute, hemp or linen and generally around 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter...
is tightened and centred, the rope passes back in front of the chest and is locked off at the centre back. Spare rope can be passed up to wrists tightening...
Abseiling (/ˈæbseɪl/ AB-sayl or /ˈɑːpzaɪl/ AHP-zyle; from German abseilen 'to rope down'), also known as rappelling (/ˈræpɛl/ RAP-pell or /rəˈpɛl/ rə-PELL;...
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength:...
trapped between the second or top rope. The rope-hung figure-four armlock can be also grappled through the bottom rope, if the opponent is lying against...
without the rope sliding through the device because of the friction on the rope. This is called "locking off" the rope. While the rope is locked off, the...
46 m) natural rise between Lock E35 and the Niagara River. There is no Lock E1 or Lock E31 on the Erie Canal. The place of "Lock E1" on the passage from...
wire rope for one or more of their mooring lines. Wire rope is hard to handle and maintain. There is also risk associated with using wire rope on a ship's...
bight of rope to pass through to a locking carabiner and back out. This locking carabiner is clipped to the belayer who is then able to lock the rope at will...
Kernmantle rope (from German kern 'core', and mantel 'sheath') is rope constructed with its interior core protected by a woven exterior sheath designed...
flip Knee lock Knee lock slide Lean out Leg wraps (same and opposite side, left and right leg) Loop Miracle split One arm hang Piston Rope climb (up and...
Top rope climbing (or top roping) is a form of rock climbing where the climber is securely attached to a climbing rope that runs through a fixed anchor...
Forms of rope access Rope access or industrial climbing or commercial climbing, is a form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used...
however they have not been since 2008. The Lock-Up Wrestling School The school was founded by Top Rope Promotions owner Steve Ricard and former head...
manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling, and rope-acrobatic activities. Its main characteristic is a clutch that assists in...
Figure-of-nine loop – forms a fixed loop in a rope Fireman's chair knot – knot tied in the bight forming two adjustable, lockable loops Firm knot - Knots that hold...