Patent ID: 9255761
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: F41B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A rope locking device, comprising: (a) a body portion having a longitudinal axis and a contoured outer surface including a pair of longitudinally extending concave surfaces arranged on opposite sides of said body portion, each concave surface containing a plurality of steps extending normal to said longitudinal axis and continually between opposed edges of each concave surface; and (b) a head portion arranged at one end of said body portion, said head portion having a width greater than a width of said body portion and containing first and second through-openings for receiving a length of rope, said first and second through-openings being aligned with said pair of concave surfaces, respectively, whereby when said body portion is inserted into a yoke, said contoured outer surface of said body portion presses the rope against the yoke to lock the rope in place.