Device to assist with untying rope knots
OwnerMalcolm John Brodieinventor
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Abstract
A device to assist with untying rope knots comprises an elongate body having a first end and a second end. There is an enlarged tip portion extending from the first end of the elongate body. The enlarged tip portion increases in diameter from a proximal end thereof to an intermediate portion and decreases in diameter from the intermediate portion to a distal end thereof. The enlarged tip portion is configured to be inserted into a loose knot in a rope so that the enlarged tip portion inhibits the device from slipping out of the knot after the knot is tightened. When removing the device from the knot, the enlarged tip portion further expands the knot relative to the elongate body so as to facilitate untying the knot.
Claims12
A device to assist with untying rope knots, the device comprising:
- an elongate body having a first end and a second end;
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- an enlarged tip portion extending from the first end of the elongate body, the enlarged tip portion increasing in diameter from a proximal end thereof to an intermediate portion and decreasing in diameter from the intermediate portion to a distal end thereof;
- wherein the enlarged tip portion is configured to be inserted into a loose knot in a rope so that the enlarged tip portion inhibits the device from slipping out of the knot after the knot is tightened.
In combination, a rope and a device for untying a knot in the rope:
- the device comprising an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and an enlarged tip portion extending from the first end of the elongate body, the enlarged tip portion increasing in diameter from a proximal end thereof to an intermediate portion and decreasing in diameter from the intermediate portion to a distal end thereof;
- wherein when the device is inserted into a loose knot formed in the rope, the enlarged tip portion retains the device in the loose knot as the knot is partially tightened, and the elongate body inhibits the knot from fully tightening, thereby facilitating untying of the knot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.