Apparatus for fastening and adjusting a line

An apparatus for fastening a line, comprising:

• a body portion defining at least one passageway extending through the body portion for receiving a line;
• a handle portion coupled to the body portion and movable relative to the body portion;
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• a drive arm pivotally mounted on one end to the body portion and coupled on another end to the handle portion, the drive arm defining a line-engaging surface normally biased toward the passageway to engage a line extending through the passageway, and movable between a first position to one side of the passageway to permit movement of a line through the passageway in response to movement of the handle portion toward the body portion, and a second position at least approximately in the passageway to engage a line extending through the passageway upon movement of the handle portion away from the body portion, wherein the drive arm includes two drive surfaces located on opposite sides of the drive arm relative to each other, and the handle portion includes two elongated slots located on opposite sides of the handle portion relative to each other, and each elongated slot receives a respective drive surface for movement of the drive surfaces through the elongated slots in response to movement of the handle portion relative to the body portion to move the drive arm between the first and second positions.

An apparatus for fastening a line supporting a fender and suspending the fender arm from a fixture on a marine vessel, comprising:

• a body portion including means for forming a loop with the line external of the apparatus and surrounding at least a portion of the fixture for supporting the apparatus against the fixture, including a first unobstructed passageway formed through the body portion for receiving the line through the body portion, and a second passageway spaced apart from the first passageway and formed through the body portion for receiving the line passed through the first passageway and forming a loop with the line between the first and second passageways surrounding at least a portion of the fixture;
• means for engaging the line extending through the second passageway and fixing the line within the second passageway to fix the position of the fender suspended from the fixture, and means for engaging being movable between first and second positions, the first position being located to one side of the second passageway to permit movement of the line through the second passageway, and the second position being at least partially within the second passageway to engage the line within the second passageway and fix the line within the second passageway;
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• a support surface defined between the first and second passageways of the body portion for engagement with a surface on the fixture to support the apparatus against the fixture.

An apparatus for fastening a line, comprising:

• a body portion including means for forming a loop with the line external of the body portion including a first unobstructed passageway extending through the body portion for receiving the line, and a second passageway spaced apart from the first passageway extending through the body portion for receiving the line after it is passed through the first passageway and forming a loop with the line between the first and second passageways and external of the body portion;
• a handle portion coupled to the body portion;
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• a line-engaging portion pivotally mounted to the body portion and coupled to the handle portion, and means for normally biasing the line engaging portion toward a second position into engagement with the line extending through the second passageway to fix the line in the second passageway, and wherein the line engaging portion is movable from the second position to a first position away from the second passageway to permit passage of the line through the second passageway upon movement of the handle portion toward the body portion.

An apparatus for fastening a line, comprising:

• a body portion defining a first passageway extending through the body portion for receiving the line, and a second passageway spaced apart from the first passageway extending through the body portion for receiving the line passed through the first passageway;
• a handle portion coupled to the body portion;
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• a line-engaging portion pivotally mounted to the body portion and coupled to the handle portion, and normally biased toward a second position into engagement with the line extending through the second passageway to fix the line in the second passageway, and movable from the second position to a first position away from the second passageway to permit passage of the line through the second passageway upon movement of the handle portion toward the body portion, wherein the line-engaging portion includes two drive members located on opposite sides of the line-engaging portion relative to each other, and the handle portion includes two elongated slots located on opposite sides of the handle portion relative to each other, and each elongated slot receives a respective drive member for slidable movement of the drive members through the elongated slots with movement of the line-engaging portion between the first and second positions.

An apparatus for fastening a line, comprising:

• a body portion defining a first passageway extending through the body portion for receiving the line, and a second passageway spaced apart from the first passageway extending through the body portion for receiving the line passed through the first passageway;
• a handle portion coupled to the body portion;
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• a line-engaging portion pivotally mounted to the body portion and coupled to the handle portion, and normally biased toward a second position into engagement with the line extending through the second passageway to fix the line in the second passageway, and movable from the second position to a first position away from the second passageway to permit passage of the line through the second passageway upon movement of the handle portion toward the body portion, wherein the body portion includes a first part, a second part, and means for detaching the first part from the second part, and wherein the second part defines a modular attachment component defining the first passageway, and the means for detaching includes a recess defined by one of the first part and the second part of the body portion, and an elongated raised portion defined by the other of the first part and the second part received within the recess for coupling the first part to the second part, and wherein the elongated raised portion defines at least one tapered wall and the recess is defined by at least one corresponding tapered wall for securing the raised portion within the recess.

An apparatus for fastening a line, comprising:

• a body portion including means for forming a loop with a line external of the body portion, including a first unobstructed aperture extending through the body portion for receiving a line, and a second aperture spaced apart from the first aperture and extending through the body portion for receiving the line after it is received through the first aperture and forming a loop within the line between the first and second apertures;
• a handle portion coupled to the body portion and movable relative to the body portion;
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• means coupled to the handle portion and to the body portion for engaging the line received within the second aperture to secure the line within the second aperture upon movement of the handle portion away from the body portion, and for releasing the line upon movement of the handle portion toward the body portion to permit passage of the line through the second aperture.