Patent ID: 7958640

Claim:
A pole saw which comprises: A) a cheek plate having an integral downwardly curved, arm and an integral upwardly rope setting auxiliary notched hook strategically positioned on an end of said arm, wherein said notched hook will hold a loop of a length of rope tied in a monkey's fist knot thereto; and B) means for coupling said cheek plate to a top end of a pole, wherein when the pole is manually manipulated by a person grasping the pole said notched hook can release the loop on the monkey's fist knot, so that the monkey's fist knot will appropriately uncoil when the rope is tossed over a branch of a tree, wherein said coupling means comprises: a) a box-shaped connector having an open top end and an open bottom end, wherein said bottom end fits onto the top end of the pole; b) a tang integral with and extending downwardly from said cheek plate, wherein said tang will fit into said open top end of said connector; c) a pair of blocks which fits snugly into said open top end of said connector on opposite sides of said tang of said cheek plate; and d) a fastener assembly to secure said connector to the top end of the pole.