Abstract: A device (10) to assist manual tightening of a rope passed over a load on a vehicle. In use, the device (10) is first attached to the rope by passing the rope from the upper side of the device (10) through guide (12) to the lower side, then passing the rope up into the lower notch (15) and over the upper side of the device (10) and into the upper notch (14) so that pulling the rope downwardly will secure the device (10) to the rope. Tensioning may then be achieved by forming a loop in a portion of the free end of the rope, passing the loop around a fixed anchorage site on the vehicle and locating a portion of the loop over the pair of arms (16) and (17). The free end of rope is then passed behind and over the portion of rope extending between the pair of arms (16) and (17) and pulled downwardly, thereby urging the rope that extends between the pair of tensioning arms downwardly and causing tension to be applied to the rope. The taut rope is then secured by tying the free end thereof to a fixed anchorage site.

Abstract: A device to assist manual tightening of a rope passed over a load on a vehicle. In use the device is first attached to the rope by passing the rope over ridge (14), through hole (13) and around neck (18); tensioning may then be achieved by pulling on the rope, after it has been looped (by 180 degrees) around a fixed anchorage on the vehicle and then around hook-like tensioner (15). The taut rope is secured by again passing it around a fixed anchorage point and then winding it around neck (19) and under the rope lying between ridge (14) and a hole (13). An alternative device has two tensioners (15) and is used similarly to the above.