Rapid rope

A handheld rope dispenser, comprising:

• a canister defining a closed end, an open end, and an interior space;
• a rope cartridge receivable in the interior space;
• a lid configured to releasably engage the open end of the canister, the lid defining an aperture through which rope is dispensable from the rope cartridge when the rope cartridge is received in the interior space, the lid is engaged with the open end of the canister, and the rope extends through the aperture from the interior space;
• and
• a cutting member on the lid configured to cut rope dispensed from the rope cartridge, the cutting member comprising:
• an arm extending above the lid in a side direction away from the aperture, the arm having a bottom that faces the lid;
• and
• a vertically oriented blade extending from the bottom of the arm toward the lid, the blade defining a cutting edge that faces away from the aperture at an angle relative to an axis of the aperture;
• wherein:
• the bottom of the arm is spaced above the lid so as to define a laterally oriented slot leading to the cutting edge in which rope is receivable to cut the rope on the cutting edge;
• the slot has an open end that faces away from the blade and the aperture;
• the arm extends further away from the aperture than the blade;
• the arm is wider than the blade;
• the lid is circular in shape and has a diameter;
• and
• the aperture, the arm, the slot, and the blade are aligned along the diameter of the lid.