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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Blaine K Rawdon, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Myles A Rohrlick, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
410100 ; 410103 ; 24 6 / ;
Abstract
Restraining and tensioning apparatus (10) for a cargo tie-down belt (12) has a chassis (26) with a fluted spindle (98) onto which the belt is wound, ratchet gears (120,122), tensioning lever (28), and two pairs of locking pawls (136, 138, 148, 150), each locking pawl being engaged by an individual spring urging the pawl into contact with a ratchet gear.