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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146213 | Hand puller with detachable handle A hand puller with a detachable handle includes a body, an axle, and a handle. The axle is passed and mounted onto the body, and a sheath opening is formed at an end of the handle for sheathing an edge of the axle, such that the handle can be turned by using the axl... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8099836 | Ratchet tie-down A ratcheting tie-down device includes a main body portion having first and second ends, and a rotatable reel located about the second end. A dynamic webbing is extendable from the first end of the main body portion and is windable about the reel. A static webbing is... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8079116 | Tie-down strap device A tie-down strap system designed to be integrated with the plurality of tie-down straps that are currently on the market. A system for the protection of the tightening mechanism, the storage of excess strapping during use, a storage device when not used as a tie-dow... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8037580 | Tensioning apparatus for strap A tensioning apparatus is adapted to tension a strap. The tensioning apparatus includes a frame and a shaft rotatably installed on the frame. The strap is inserted through the shaft and includes first and second portions extending in opposite directions. A handle is... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7877846 | Ratchet buckle with excess strap retention arm and double layered arm The ratchet buckle for tightening a strap under a ratchet action provides a retention arm that constrains folded excess strap to the buckle to prevent it from flapping free during transport of cargo that the strap secures. A guard is provided outside a crank arm tha... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874047 | Retractable self-contained tie-down A ratcheting tie-down device is provided that includes a main body portion, a hub rotatable relative to the main body portion about an axis, a webbing windable about the hub, and means for attaching at least one end of the webbing to an object. The device further in... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861382 | Cargo tightener and strap collector with improved release mechanism A cargo tightener and strap collector is shown having a rotatable shaft provided on the lever portion of the cargo tightener and strap collector. A slot is provided in the shaft so that the free end of a strap may be inserted in the slot and wound on the shaft to se... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854043 | Binding machine This practical new model makes an improved binding machine known to the public, which includes main body, handle, ratchet wheel, roller, fastening belt, latch reed spring, control plate. Among them, the handle's side board is linked with the main section's side boar... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7836560 | Fastener for straps A fastener includes a frame, a handle and a reel inserted through the frame and handle so that a strap can be reeled when the reel is rotated. Two bushings are connected to the frame for protecting the reel from the handle or the frame. Two ratchet wheels are connec... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7752717 | Tensioning device for securing a load A tensioning device is configured to wind a threadable tensioning line, particularly a belt or a web, the proximal end of which is threaded through a first end of the device and attached to an opposite end of the device. A frame of the tensioning device can be faste... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7712191 | Secure fastener for belts A secure fastener includes a fastening device and a security device. The fastening device includes a base, a handle pivotally installed on the base between a slackening position and a fastening position and a latch movably installed on the handle for engagement with... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707696 | Hand lever for a binding machine A binding machine includes a tightening mechanism adapted to tension a belt and a limiting mechanism adapted to limit tensioning of the belt. The tightening mechanism includes, for example, a ratchet and a pawl coupled to a body of the tightening mechanism. A handle... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7681286 | Device for storing a cargo strap A machine for storing a strap with a bag attached to the fixed strap of a ratchet-buckle assembly. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7509711 | Stress-indicating rope-tightening apparatus A stress-indicating rope-tightening apparatus includes a rope-tightening unit and a stress-indicating unit. The rope-tightening unit includes a rotational joint. The stress-indicating unit includes two strain gauges disposed on two opposite sides of the rotational j... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7444718 | Ratchet buckle device A ratchet buckle device includes a base having two side plates rotatably attached to a reel drum, one or more toothed discs attached to the reel drum and latched to the base with a stop, an operating arm having two legs rotatably attached to the reel drum, a catch d... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7412754 | Bi-directional load securing ratchet method and apparatus A system for tensioning lines, particularly belts or webs, utilizing a bi-directional tensioning device. The system includes an anchoring tensioning line, the proximal end of which is removably attached to a first end of the device, and a threadable tensioning line,... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404239 | Adjuster for adjustable restraint strap An adjuster is provided for a restraint system having a belt which extends through the adjuster and includes a free end and another end or fastening end which is adapted to be secured to an object. The adjuster allows adjustment of the length of the belt between the... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377484 | Multi-functional ratchet and associated method A multi-functional ratchet includes first and second bars with left and right axially opposed ends respectively. Each bar is provided with a channel formed therein with a longitudinal length that is less than the longitudinal length of the bar. The apparatus further... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360753 | Cable tightening device having anti-theft function A cable tightening device includes a fixed unit, a rotation member rotatably mounted on the fixed unit, a movable unit mounted on the rotation member and movable relative to the fixed unit to drive the rotation member to rotate relative to the fixed unit in a oneway... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350768 | Cargo bracing device A cargo bracing device includes a base having two side plates for rotatably attaching a reel drum, one or more toothed discs attached to the reel drum and controlled to rotate relative to the base with a stop, an operating arm having two legs rotatably attached to t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350767 | Strapping apparatus A strapping apparatus includes a frame. A first strap is connected to the frame. An axle is installed on the frame. A second strap is connected to the axle. A spool is positioned around the axle. The spool defines a slit through which the second strap is directed. T... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343648 | Securing strap arrangement and tensioner therefor A securing strap arrangement, typically for securing luggage or other items, has a resiliently extensible length portion, and a substantially non-resiliently extensible length portion including an arrangement for varying effective length of the non-resiliently exten... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322074 | Cylinder band for buoyancy regulator A cylinder band for immobilizing an air cylinder on a buoyancy regulator includes a belt, a buckle and a coupler adapted to couple the belt and buckle. The buckle has a pair of parallel supporting walls, which have longitudinally opposite first ends and second ends.... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296326 | Cargo tightener and strap collector A cargo tightener and strap collector is shown having a rotatable shaft provided on the lever portion of the cargo tightener and strap collector. A slot is provided in the shaft so that the free end of a strap may be inserted in the slot and wound on the shaft to se... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281701 | Fastener for straps A fastener includes a frame, a handle and a reel inserted through the frame and handle so that a strap can be reeled when the reel is rotated. Two protective units are formed on the frame or the handle for protecting the reel from the handle or the frame. Two ratche... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246828 | Refined anti-animal container lock A lock for locking a lid to a receptacle has a bolt extending into aligned holes in overlapping parts thereof. A handle is detachably connected to an outer end of the bolt for pulling the bolt. An expansion mechanism in the form of wedges, a chain or other mechanism... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240890 | Vehicle storm protection assembly An assembly for maintaining a vehicle at a stationary position during inclement weather conditions includes a support surface and a plurality of housings disposed about the vehicle. The housings include an open top end and a lid. A plurality of flexible straps havin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231693 | Strap-tensioning device with tension indicator A strap tensioning device for anchoring a load to an anchor point, that includes a strap, a base member having a pair of arms, a handle rotatably connected to the base member, a mechanism operated by rotation of the handle for securing the strap to the base member u... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219396 | Belt tightening device with display for displaying tension A belt tightening device with a display comprises a body having a seat; one end of the seat being installed with one fixing hook; a pull rod pivotally installed to the seat; a wheel rotatably installed to the pull rod; a belt winding around the wheel; wherein when t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207089 | Bi-directional load securing ratchet method and apparatus A system for tensioning lines, particularly belts or webs, utilizing a bi-directional tensioning device. The system includes an anchoring tensioning line, the proximal end of which is removably attached to a first end of the device, and a threadable tensioning line,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192237 | Accessible cart for use with beverage distribution system A series of transport carts are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van to leave an aisle between them. The carts have wheel supported upright frames with bottom supports for the products disposed... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171731 | Fastener with self-organizing device for storage The present invention provides a tie-down strap that may be used more or less universally for securing cargo of various kinds under varying conditions, and further includes a self-organizing mechanism that is simple, practical, and easy to use for storage and re-use... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165294 | Strap sack Housing for containing excess cargo tie-down material, and for containing the locking mechanism to reduce its exposure to the environmental elements. The housing is in the form of a generally flat portion and a sack made of durable material. The sack is configured t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124476 | Buckle for tensioning the straps of fins or the like, having quick and simple fastening and unfastening means Buckle for tensioning the straps of fins or the like, having quick and simple fastening and unfastening means, comprising a base part designed to be attached to one side of the shoe of the fin, an intermediate lever hinged at one end by hinge pins to the said base p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121122 | Strap lock A strap lock has a flexible strap having a leading end and a trailing end. A locking device includes a first strap engagement portion that is capable of holding one part of the strap in position with respect to the locking device in a lock position thereof, and rele... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108248 | Cable pulley block having detachable fastening of a cable to a cable drum The invention concerns a detachable fastening of a cable (2) on a cable drum (1), especially a wire cable, with an opening (1a) arranged in the cable drum (1), with an enlarged cable end (2a) on the cable (2) a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107655 | Strap tenser A strap tenser includes a frame, a pin, a handle and an automatic reeling device. The pin is installed on the frame. The handle is pivotally installed on the pin. The handle includes a crossbar around which a first strap is wound after it is wound around the pin. Th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103944 | Lid strap device The invention comprises a decorative lid strap for securing the cover of a casserole to the top of the casserole or container so that the casserole can be transported safely while food and etc. is in the casserole. The lid strap has an elongated elastic strap with h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103942 | Buckle for strapping used in a water heater security system A water heater security system includes a woven, flexible strap disposed around a water heater to maintain the water heater in a fixed relationship with an adjacent wall. The system includes a pair of wall brackets and may include a buckle assembly. The strap may be... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103941 | Associated device of a composite restraint system for securing freight A composite restraint system composed of a composite restraint strap, a patch and a tensioning tool for restraining freight during transportation. The composite restraint strap includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a plurality of strand... | 09/12/2006 |
