Patent ID: 7802747

Claim:
A line adjustment device comprising: a housing; a rope loop connected to said housing; a strap having a loop affixed to one end thereof and an opposite end inserted into a storage chamber in said housing; a wind up core rotatable in said chamber by a finger engageable winder drivingly engaged therewith exposed outside said housing, said oppsite end of said strap attached to said core to be manually windable thereon by rotation of said winder; and a gripper element normally engaging a portion of said strap within said housing and restraining pull out of said strap while allowing pulling in to allow said strap to be wound onto said wind up core; said gripper element movable to be able to be disengaged from said strap, said gripper element disposed in a convergent cavity defined within said housing with an edge normally in engagement with a strap portion overlying a fixed surface defined within said housing, any pull out movement of said strap tending to wedge said edge tighter against said strap portion overlying said fixed surface as said gripper element tends to be further advanced into said convergent space by any attempted said strap pull out of said strap.