(under subclass 286) Subject matter wherein the brake includes at least one element having mass rotatable with, but shiftable relative to, the spool when subjected to the centrifugal force of rapid rotation to shift the mass element(s) into a position to retard rotation of the spool.
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182, Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold,
191+, 234, and 239 for a centrifugal brake retarding unwinding in a fire escape reel.
188, Brakes,
184, 186 for a speed regulating brake used in various fields.