Patent ID: 6899203

Claim:
A rope management device comprising: an upper brake having a first pivot hole, a second pivot hole, and a handle, wherein the first pivot hole is configured to be linked to an end of a rope; a lower brake having a third pivot hole and a fourth pivot hole; a first sideplate rotatably affixed to a first side of the upper brake at the first pivot hole and rotatably affixed to a first side of the lower brake at the fourth pivot hole; a second sideplate rotatably affixed to a second side of the upper brake at the first pivot hole and rotatably affixed to a second side of the lower brake at the fourth pivot hole; a third sideplate rotatably affixed to the first side of the upper brake at the second pivot hole and rotatably affixed to the first side of the lower brake at the third pivot hole; and a fourth sideplate rotatably affixed to the second side of the upper brake at the second pivot hole and rotatably affixed to the second side of the lower brake at the third pivot hole.