Patent ID: 8782854

Claim:
A device for releasably retaining a cord or flexible tube, said device comprising a U-shaped yoke having terminal ends and a mid-point therebetween, an opening located proximate each of said terminal ends and a handle sized for gripping by the hand of a user, said handle having first and second ends, each of said first and second ends being sized for receipt by openings proximate each of said terminal ends of said U-shaped yoke and being rotatable therein, said handle further comprising a loop extending from one end thereof and sized to extend outside of said U-shaped yoke when said handle first and second ends are received by said openings, a capture cap having a capstan with a helical track supported at said mid-point of said yoke, said capture cap having a cap opening for receipt of said cord or flexible tube and a circumferential edge for abutting said yoke, said helical track being sized and positioned to receive said cord or flexible tube from said cap opening, said cord or flexible tube being lockably retained on said helical track upon rotation of said capture cap in a first direction and removable from said helical track upon rotation of said capture cap in a second direction.