Rope or cable securing device

An apparatus for securing a rope to a structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a base having integrally formed mounting lugs for mounting the base to a structure, the base further having an upright portion with a socket having a bottom, an open top, and a pair of opposed interior recesses, the upright portion further having a front face and a rear face, each face having a first aperture therethrough, the first apertures concentrically aligned with one another;
• b) a plunger located within the socket, a portion of the plunger extending through the open top, the plunger translatable in the socket and having a pair of downwardly extending locking tabs complementary to the opposed recesses and engaged therewith to retain the plunger within the socket, the plunger further having a second aperture therethrough selectively concentrically aligned with the first apertures by depressing the plunger using a foot operated means;
• and,
• c) a biasing means mounted within the socket at the bottom thereof and engaged with the plunger to upwardly bias the plunger and normally misalign the first and second apertures.

An apparatus for securing a rope to a structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a base having integrally formed mounting lugs for mounting the base to a structure, the base further having an upright portion with a socket having a bottom, an open top, and a pair of opposed interior recesses, the upright portion further having a front face and a rear face, each face having a first aperture therethrough, the first apertures concentrically aligned with one another;
• b) a plunger located within the socket, a portion of the plunger extending through the open top, the plunger translatable in the socket and having a pair of downwardly extending locking tabs complementary to the opposed recesses and engaged therewith to retain the plunger within the socket, the plunger further having a second aperture therethrough selectively concentrically aligned with the first apertures by depressing the plunger using a foot operated means to a depressed position, the plunger lockable by a locking means in the depressed position to maintain alignment of the second and first apertures;
• and,
• c) a biasing means mounted within the socket at the bottom thereof and engaged with the plunger to upwardly bias the plunger and normally misalign the first and second apertures.