Rope adjuster with fast rope replacement device

A rope adjuster device for allowing adjustable positioning of a load along a rope extending through the device and providing convenient replacement of the rope, the rope adjuster device comprising:

• a rope bite having a first state wherein a rope extending through the device is gripped to prevent translation of the device along the length of the rope and a second state wherein the device may translate along the length of the rope;
• the rope bite defined by a rope guide surface and a bite cam that is movable relative to the rope guide surface between a gripping position wherein the rope is gripped between the bite cam and the rope guide surface in the first state and a release position wherein the rope may translate through the bite along the length of the rope in the second state, the rope bite being open on a lateral side to allow loading of the rope into the bite by moving the rope laterally with respect to the length of the rope;
• a cam carrier defining the rope guide surface, the bite cam mounted on the cam carrier for movement between the gripping and release positions;
• a frame defining a connector opening, the frame extending from the connector opening to a pivot location whereat the cam carrier is connected to the frame to pivot relative to the frame between an open position wherein the rope can be loaded from the lateral side into the rope bite and a closed position wherein, the lateral side is closed by the frame to prevent removal of the rope from the rope bite, the cam carrier being spaced from the connector opening with the cam carrier in the closed position;
• wherein the frame comprises a one-piece, rigid member extending from the connector opening to the pivot location;
• wherein the rigid member extends over the lateral side of the rope bite with the cam carrier in the closed position;
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• wherein the frame comprises another rigid member extending from the connector opening to the pivot location, the rigid members extending over opposite lateral sides of the cam carrier with the cam carrier in the closed position.

A rope adjuster device for allowing adjustable positioning of a load along a rope extending through the device and providing convenient replacement of the rope, the rope adjuster device comprising:

• a rope bite having a first state wherein a rope extending through the device is gripped to prevent translation of the device along the length of the rope and a second state wherein the device may translate along the length of the rope;
• the rope bite defined by a rope guide surface and a bite cam that is movable relative to the rope guide surface between a gripping position wherein the rope is gripped between the bite cam and the rope guide surface in the first state and a release position wherein the rope may translate through the bite along the length of the rope in the second state, the rope bite being open on a lateral side to allow loading of the rope into the bite by moving the rope laterally with respect to the length of the rope;
• a cam carrier defining the rope guide surface, the bite cam mounted on the cam carrier for movement between the gripping and release positions;
• a frame defining a connector opening, the frame extending from the connector opening to a pivot location whereat the cam carrier is connected to the frame to pivot relative to the frame between an open position wherein the rope can be loaded from the lateral side into the rope bite and a closed position wherein the lateral side is closed by the frame to prevent removal of the rope from the rope bite;
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• wherein the cam carrier is spring biased to the closed position.

A rope adjuster device for allowing adjustable positioning of a load along a rope extending through the device and providing convenient replacement of the rope, the rope adjuster device comprising:

• a rope bite having a first state wherein a rope extending through the device is gripped to prevent translation of the device along the length of the rope and a second state wherein the device may translate along the length of the rope;
• the rope bite defined by a rope guide surface and a bite cam that, is movable relative to the rope guide surface between a gripping position wherein the rope is gripped between the bite cam and the rope guide surface in the first state and a release position wherein the rope may translate through the bite along the length of the rope in the second state, the rope bite being open on a lateral side to allow loading of the rope into the bite by moving the rope laterally with respect to the length of the rope;
• a cam carrier defining the rope guide surface, the bite cam mounted on the cam carrier for movement between the gripping and release positions;
• a frame defining a connector opening, the frame extending from the connector opening to a pivot location whereat the cam carrier is connected to the frame to pivot relative to the frame between an open position wherein the rope can be loaded from the lateral side into the rope bite and a closed position wherein the lateral side is closed by the frame to prevent removal of the rope from the rope bite;
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• further comprising a spring extending between the frame and the cam carrier at the pivot location to bias the cam carrier to the closed position.