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Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2016
Applicant:

Us Tower Corporation, Lincoln, KS (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth Pereira, Woodlake, CA (US);

Bruce Kopitar, Woodlake, CA (US);

Assignee:

US TOWER CORP., Lincoln, KS (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 12/20 (2006.01); B65H 59/40 (2006.01); E04B 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 59/40 (2013.01); E04H 12/20 (2013.01); E04B 2001/1996 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tension assembly indicates when a desired tension is achieved between two objects connected by the tension assembly. The tension assembly may be attached in series with a tension adjustor between a structure and an anchor, or any other two objects, and include a compressible component and an indication mechanism. As tension between the structure and anchor is adjusted using the tension adjustor, the compressible component adjusts in size, allowing the indicator to indicate whether the current tension is satisfactory. The compressible component includes a spring which, when compressed or expanded, allows the indicator to move toward or away from another indicator. When the indicators are aligned, the desired tension is achieved.


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