Patent ID: 8464832

Claim:
A length adjusting device (LAD), capable of surrounding and selectively moving along a lanyard, said LAD comprising: a) a substantially U-shaped body having a pair of, substantially flat, parallel sides, said sides defining parallel major planes of said body; and b) a cam having a proximal cam end comprising rope or webbing engaging protrusions on at least a portion thereof, and a distal, eye-bearing end, said cam, said cam being at least partially housed within said body between said pair of sides, said cam being disposed within a plane parallel to said parallel major planes; c) a cylindrical eye with a cylindrical inner surface disposed in said eye-bearing end of said cam and having a central opening with an axis passing through said central opening, said axis being parallel to the cylindrical inner surface and said two major planes; and d) an axle pivotally connecting the body to the cam, the axle passing through a first side of said sides of said substantially U-shaped body, through an aperture of said cam, and through a second side of said sides of said substantially U-shaped body, the axle comprising a shoulder bolt having a head at a proximal end and threads disposed along a portion adjacent a distal end; and e) means for securing said axle in said body, said means for securing being operatively attached to a portion of said axle protruding beyond said second of said pair of parallel sides and comprising a nut secured to said threads and a split ring operatively connected through a hole in said distal end of said axle; and f) a flexible cable directly attached to said body and to said cam for assisting said cam to return to a closed position.