| 摘要 |
A device for securing a rope or cable that may be easily mounted to an objec t or supporting structure. The device includes a base having a socket for receivi ng a plunger. A coil spring is located at the bottom of the socket and exerts an upward bi as against the bottom of the plunger. Both the upper portion of the base and the plunger ha ve circular apertures that may be selectively vertically aligned by depressing the plung er to permit horizontal passage of a rope through the aligned apertures. By releasing the plunger, a shearing force is applied to the rope due to the misalignment of the apertures, thereby frictionally securing the rope or cable within the device. A foot operated mechanism may be employed to assist the user in depressing the plunger. The plunger may al so be selectively and/or releasably locked in a depressed position to maintain alignment of the apertures, facilitating insertion of the rope without the need for maintaini ng a downward force on the plunger. |
