Rope hitch
AssigneesWayne Michael Radford, Maria Elisabeth Cunnington
InventorWayne Michael Radford
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Abstract
A rope hitch (1) to facilitate the tie down and/or tensioning of ropes (11) in various situations is provided with a cam locking system and a rope block (6). Ropes attached to the hitch can be tensioned and shortened with minimal effort.
Claims6
A rope hitch comprising a mounting plate, opposed cam plates mounted on a major surface of the mounting plate, a wedge fixed between the cam plates, and a rope block mounted on the major surface of the mounting plate in a position adjacent to the cam plates and the wedge the arrangement being such that a rope can be secured in a passages created between adjacent edges of the wedge and the cam plates and passed over the block to tension and lock same with respect to remote tie-down or fixture points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.