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;
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• a cutting member on the lid, the cutting member comprising:
• a blade having a cutting edge that faces directly away from the aperture, and
• a blade guard configured to prevent a user's finger from contacting the cutting edge when manually cutting rope dispensed through the aperture from the interior space.

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;
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• a cutting member on the lid configured to cut rope dispensed from the rope cartridge, the cutting member comprising:
• an arm located above the lid, the arm extending in a side direction away from the aperture and having a bottom facing the lid, and
• a blade extending from the bottom of the arm to the lid,
• wherein the bottom of the arm and the lid define a slot leading to the blade in which rope is receivable but the user's finger is not.