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Class 24/69ST - Strap tighteners


Subclass of Class 24 - Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 08/26/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7416167Winch removably mounted on vehicle side rails
A winch assembly is designed so that it can be slidably supported on the side rail of a vehicle. The winch assembly has side walls and a top plate. Slots are formed between the top plate and the side walls. A first bar runs between the side walls at substantially th...
08/26/2008
7392973Strap tensioner
A tensioning device for a fastening strap comprises a base and a lever; a spindle pivotally connecting the lever to the base and adapted to permit the strap to be wound therearound, the spindle having a first spindle component and a second spindle component which to...
07/01/2008
7360753Cable 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
7216849Winch, vehicle including the same and method of operating associated thereto
A winch (1), a vehicle including the same and a method of operating associated thereto. The winch (1) is used with a strap (15) for fastening a load onto a transportation vehicle, and comprises a tightening assembly (3) and a gear assembl...
05/15/2007
7108246Winch for cargo tie-down straps
A winch for cargo tie-down straps to tie down straps comprising a winch frame having a frame securing segment and a pair of integrally extending flanges; a winch drum rotatably mounted between said flanges; ...
09/19/2006
7100902Hand-pulled device for winding binding strap
A hand-pulled device for winding binding strap, including a base seat, a fastening mechanism drivable by a movable arm and a winding mechanism having a winding reel for winding the binding strap thereon. A pivotally swinging track of the movable arm relative to the ...
09/05/2006
7069623Tying device
A tying device including a seat body, a ratchet wheel, a driving member, a shaft and a detent member. A shaft is passed through the seat body and connected with the ratchet wheel. The driving member is pivotally connected with the shaft. The driving member can be wr...
07/04/2006
6988713Adjustable latch plate for open-top vehicle
The invention is a device for receiving and drawing tight an edge of a tarp on a moveable vehicle. The tarp edge retainer has a latching member with a latch plate and an arm. The latch plate has an inverted channel and a lip, under which the edge of a tarp can exten...
01/24/2006
6880810Belt reel assembly for fastening goods on a truck
A belt reel for fastening goods on a truck includes an axle extending through a main frame and a lever to pivotally mount the main frame and the lever to each other. The axle includes two opposite ends each having a ratchet wheel mounted thereto between the main fra...
04/19/2005
6824121Wheel securing device
A wheel securing device is utilized with a wheel cradle of a automobile dolly for securing an automobile wheel towing an automobile. The wheel securing device includes a frame, a shaft mounted to rotate in the frame. The shaft extends beyond the frame and the shaft ...
11/30/2004
6799750Frame for a gradually released tension machine
A frame constitutes the main part of a gradually released tension machine, which is a kind of tool for tensioning and releasing cargo binding strips by hand, and which also comprises a ratchet and an operating handle. On the edge of the frame is a locking slot and a...
10/05/2004
6799751Quick adjusting choke winch
The invention is a quick adjusting choke winch, wherein in contrast to a winch where the strap is threaded from an end of the choke strap, the choke strap is side-threaded along a longitudinal edge. The invention is appropriately sized so that multiple width straps ...
10/05/2004
6648302Operating member of a lashing rope winch
A winch for a lashing rope includes ratchets, and an operating member, which consists of a handle, and a pair of levers. The handle has connecting rooms at two ends; the levers have bent end portions, which are passed into the connecting rooms, and are fi...
11/18/2003
6292983Adjustable quick-release buckle, particularly for diving masks or similar
An adjustable quick-release buckle, particularly for masks or similar, of the type provided in combination with a strap (1). The strap has a set of equally spaced teeth (101), projections, transverse ribs, or similar, arranged along the strap (1), and at ...
09/25/2001
6049950Method and apparatus for providing an adjustable cord
An adjustable BUNGEE cord device for fastening, securing or mounting objects together or to a stationary object. The device comprises at least two sections of conventional BUNGEE cord, each having a means for attaching the cord sections to each other or t...
04/18/2000
5592722Closure device, particularly for sports shoes
Closure device particularly for sports shoes including a shell and a quarter and provided with a first flap and a second flap to be secured or with straps to be tensioned and secured. The device includes grip elements and at least one engagement element w...
01/14/1997
5494387Universal apparatus for cargo lash tensioning
A tensioning apparatus for a cargo lashing strap that secures cargo to a cargo deck and is configured to have a frame having a first portion adapted to couple the frame to the cargo deck an intermediate portion, and a second portion. The frame has two sid...
02/27/1996
4843688Buckle having belt engaging friction means
A compact buckle, streamlined in appearance, comprises a main body and a stopper piece. The main body includes a pair of side frames, and three shafts disposed between the side frames in such a manner as to extend from one side frame to the other. The sto...
07/04/1989
4751770Clasping device
The present invention is drawn to a clasping device for fixing a cargo item such as an automobile on a load carrying platform. The main assembly (A) of the clasping device has a body (B) and lever (C). Body (B) includes a main body (B1) and a s...
06/21/1988
4584741Clasping device
A clasping device which has a main assembly including a body, and a lever connected by means of links. A first hook is connected with the body, while a second hook is connected with the lever by means of a strap. The strap can be tightened and loosened by...
04/29/1986
4527309Clasping device
A clasping device for fastening a large cargo which includes a lever pivotally connected to a body through a pair of links. A belt is tightened by pivoting the lever relative to the body in a fastening direction in such a way that the pivotal connection b...
07/09/1985
4451956Clasping device
A clasping device which has a body and a manipulatable lever pivotally connected to the body. The body has at least two connecting members extending between a pair of side plate members thereof, one of the connecting members can contact a strap connected ...
06/05/1984
4396038Pipe thread protectors and method for forming same
Set out herein are improvements to pipe thread protectors of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,038,502 to Hauk et al., characterized by a band buried within a split torroidal envelope with the band ends being pulled together by a cam operated lever. I...
08/02/1983
4395796Strap tightener
A strap tightener in which a specific releasable tensioning and clasping mechanism for a strap is incorporated to hold heavy loads under tension firmly in a given position. The strap tightener can advantageously be used to tie down cargo containers, motor...
08/02/1983
4051743Box webbing adjuster
In a box, open at least at one end, is a drum cam, into each end of which is secured a stub shaft from the hub of a hand lever; the hub of a hand lever; the hubs being journaled in opposite side walls of the box; the hand levers being outside the box for ...
10/04/1977
 
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