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The Toucan autoblock release lever employs the principles of a 2nd class lever to magnify the applied effort against the load, resulting in rotation of the main body around the fulcrum and release of the braking rope.
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The basic components of the Toucan
The Toucan in standard belay or rappel mode, showing the friction inducing v-grooves formed by deformation of the two middle plates.
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raygay
Oct 6, 2006
“The Toucan autoblock release lever employs the principles of a 2nd class lever to magnify the applied effort against the load, resulting in rotation of the main body around the fulcrum and release of the braking rope.”  

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The Toucan autoblock release lever employs the principles of a 2nd class lever to magnify the applied effort against the load, resulting in rotation of the main body around the fulcrum and release of the braking rope.
The Toucan in standard belay or rappel mode, showing the friction inducing v-grooves formed by deformation of the two middle plates.
The Toucan set up for belaying a second in autoblock mode.
The basic components of the Toucan
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