INFLATABLE ROPE
Have you ever tried to throw a line from a boat to a jetty, or fling a rope up a rock face to a fellow climber? It could get much easier if you use the new self-hardening rope being patented by David Chroman of Florida (WO 2004/092463).
Chroman’s rope has a hollow plastic strand embedded in its weave. Normally, the rope is as flexible as any ordinary rope. But when you pump air into the tube from a handheld bladder or a compressed air source, using a one-way valve, the tube inflates and the pressure makes the rope rigid enough to support its…
