Patent ID: 9428371
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A62B,A63B,B66D,F16G,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A rope control device for controlling a rope defining a first rope end, a second rope end, and first and second rope portions between the first and second rope ends, the rope control system comprising: a main part defining a bar defining a bar notch; wherein the first side portion pivotably supports the bar for rotation between a first position in which the bar is not in contact the second side portion and a second position in which the bar notch receives the second side portion; the bar is arranged in the first position to allow the first rope portion to be extended through the central opening and at least partly around the bar; and the bar is arranged in the second position such that the second rope portion is passed through the first notch; and the second rope portion frictionally engages the first end friction surface when the rope is under tension.