Climbing hold device and associated climbing wall system

Abstract

A marking apparatus for climbing holds comprising an element shaped as a climbing hold adapted to be set on a climbing wall or an element to be integrated into a climbing hold, a casing comprising a light coupled to an electric power supply and a remote control operated switch permitting to turn on or off the light while the box is coupled to the element set onto the climbing wall. The apparatus comprises a unique identifier coupled to a climbing holds apparatus permitting to differentiate the holds among a variety of holds and by the fact that the switch is adapted to be triggered by a remote control and to accept triggering orders coming only from the remote control corresponding to the identifier. A climbing wall system made of a variety of climbing holds as aforementioned and a controller comprising a man-machine interface and a remote control operated holds apparatus.

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         10 . A climbing holds apparatus comprising an element to be set onto a climbing wall or of an element to be integrated into a climbing hold, a casing comprising a light associated to an individual electric power supply and a switch permitting to turn on or off the light while the casing is coupled to the element fixed onto the climbing wall, wherein the apparatus is made of a unique identifier allowing to differentiate the holds apparatus among a variety of holds and wherein the switch is adapted to be triggered by a remote control and to accept triggering orders coming only from the remote control associated with the unique identifier. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the light comprises means for emitting different colored light, and the switch comprises a color selector in order to select the emission of at least one of the colors. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the identifier is encoded into a barcode set in the apparatus or in an electronic tag inside the casing. 
     
     
         13 . A hold comprising a markings apparatus according to  claim 10 . 
     
     
         14 . A climbing wall system comprising a variety of climbing holds according to  claim 10  and a controlling system made of a man-machine interface and of a remote control for the holds. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the controller is adapted to define a climbing route by lighting lamps on the climbing holds, making clear the climbing route. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 14 , further comprising a portable acquisition means for the identifier of the holds apparatus, allowing an opener to identify the holds which constitute a climbing route while the holds are set on the climbing wall. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the system is adapted to define a variety of climbing routes, through the selection of a pre-determined color, for a pre-determined climbing route. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the system is adapted to light the lamp of a pre-determined hold according to the progression of a user on the climbing wall.