Safety line clamp

Claim 1

A SAFETY LINE CLAMP COMPRISING A FRAME, SAID FRAME COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BASE HAVING A PAIR OF RIGIDLY ATTACHED SIDES PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM IN SPACED RELATION, SAID SIDES EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ADJACENT SAID BASE FOR A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF SAID BASE WHEREBY TO SERVE AS A GUIDE; A LEVER, ONE END OF WHICH IS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BETWEEN SAID SIDES AND TH OTHER END OF WHICH PROJECTS LONGITUDINALLY BEYOND SAID BASE AND IS FORMED FOR CONVENIENT MANUAL GRIPPING, HAVING A WEB BETWEEN SAID SIDES ADJACENT SAID ONE END OF SAID LEVER; AN ELONGATED SHOE PIVOTALLY CARRIED BY SAID WEB; MEANS FOR ATTACHING A SUPPORTING LINE TO SAID CLAMP; SAID SHOE BEING MOVABLE BY SAID LEVER TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID BASE AND BEING GUIDED BY SAID SIDES FOR A MAJOR PORTIJON OF ITS LENGTH WHEREBY A SAFETY LINE PASSING LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH SAID FRAME MAY BE SECURELY GRIPPED FOR A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE; AND SAFETY MEANS INTERENGAGING SAID FRAME AND SAID LEVER WHEREBY TO HOLD SAID SHOE IN LINE CLAMPING POSITION AGAINST ACCIDENTAL RELEASE.