What was this camming device called?

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schwortz

Social climber
"close to everything = not at anything", ca
Sep 16, 2010 - 11:00pm PT
yo tico!

you got it - cassin blitz.
didnt realize it before but now i see the post above

it was a funky piece...
nutstory

climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
Sep 17, 2010 - 08:12am PT
I’m sorry to be late… tico seems to be right.
The Blitz were marketed by CASSIN (Italia) and created by Martin Gutsche in 1987 .
Some more info: Patent DE 37 17 027. 8 December 1988. In the Cassin catalog 1991, the Blitz are numbered as #1, #2 and #3. Lighter than a SLCD of a similar size. The color anodized part must be placed upside, the non anodized part being downside.
Steve, your prototypes with coil springs are superb!

Disaster Master

Sport climber
Arcata / Santa Rosa, CA
Sep 17, 2010 - 11:26am PT
Anyone got a pic of these in a crack?

How did they work? I can't (cough, cough)remember?
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 17, 2010 - 12:20pm PT
The small one on the left is as it would be situated in a crack. When loaded, the hitched sling draws the mobile ends toward each other and the scissor action provides the holding power.

The design flaw in a parallel placement is that the load transfer in a shock loading situation is too quick to allow the mechanism to bite and maintain its position. Loading in a conventional cam is prompt and direct.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 18, 2010 - 06:56pm PT
Are these your units, Melissa?
Melissa

Gym climber
berkeley, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 12:15am PT
J says "yes".

I can't remember the OP or the conversation that led to it at all.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 19, 2010 - 10:32am PT
Perhaps the answer wafts around in one of the Smokin' Partner threads?!? LOL
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