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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Hall, Kent, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ; B61D / ; B65D / ; B66D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
410100 ; 2421072 ; 188 652 ; 410103 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for applying a releasable tension to an anchored strap extended over, or connected to, a load carried on a platform. The apparatus comprises a housing, a torsion element for strap recoil, a winching rotor for operatively interconnecting the torsion element and the inboard end of the strap, and a nonincremental clamping assembly for releasably engaging the middle of a strap between the ends. Tension is first supplied to the anchored strap by action of the torsion element on the rotor. Thereafter, further tension is applied to the anchored strap by a winching force applied to the rotor. The tension of the anchored strap is maintained by engagement of the clamping assembly with the strap.