Cleat

A cleat including two cams comprising mutually opposed convex surfaces rotatable about parallel axes which extend vertically in a rope-trapping position of the cleat, to bring the arcuate surfaces together and apart, the cams being urged towards each other to trap a rope therebetween, each cam also being mounted to a horizontal cylinder for rotation about an axis of the cylinder, in order to allow the rope to rotate the arcuate surfaces by pulling in a line above this horizontal axis and to free the rope, wherein the cleat includes an arm carrying an eyelet arranged to have the rope fed therethrough on the side where the rope is not tensed, the arm being liftable by lifting the rope in order to rotate the cams to free the rope.

A cleat including two cams comprising mutually opposed convex surfaces rotatable about parallel axes which extend vertically in a rope-trapping position of the cleat, to bring the arcuate surfaces together and apart, the cams being urged towards each other to trap a rope therebetween, each cam also being mounted to a horizontal cylinder for rotation about an axis of the cylinder, in order to allow the rope to rotate the arcuate surfaces by pulling in a line above this horizontal axis and to free the rope, wherein the cleat includes at least one spacer, removably positionable on an abutment surface of the cleat to raise the rope above said surface.