Front	Rear

Left	Right

Technical Details

I acquired this Notch Glide from Green Pro Supplies in 2024.

My Notch Glide is 140 mm. long, 42 mm. wide, 33 mm. high, and weighs 204 g.

The glide has two pivoting cams fitted between a three-piece shell. The shell has black forged aluminum front and read plates connected by two shouldered axles. The upper axle is secured by an Allen cap screw. The lower axle is a rivet that also secures a blue stamped aluminum guard.

The blue upper cam is spring-loaded to rotate counter-clockwise. A release horn extends upward. The cam face is a silver-colored piece that can be reversed, providing high and low friction options. Reversing the cam face requires disassembling the upper cam axle by removing the Allen cap screw.

The lower cam is spring-loaded to rotate clockwise. the cam face has seven shallow transverse grooves providing seven teeth. A swiveling block below the cam has a 16 mm. attachment eye.

The front plate is printed with "TS NO. 94055/2022," "CE," "1019," PATENT PENDING," "64055," "05/24," and "SN 06052." The rear plate is printed with a book=-with-an-"i" icon, a harness icon, a rigging illustration, another harness icon, and "11≤Ø≤13." Both sides of the release horn are printed with "NOTCH."

Comments

The markings may mislead the user, since the rigging illustration has both ends of the rope marked with harness icons. I think an anchor icon would be the better choice for the one next to the book-with-an-"i" icon.

My main concern with the Notch Glide is that the release horn may be bumped by the user or may catch on foreign objects, delaying or stopping the glide from catching when needed. The instructions warn the user about the latter, but designing to eliminate the risk might have been a better choice.