Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Strap tighteners – Accordion straps
Patent
1991-07-22
1993-06-15
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Strap tighteners
Accordion straps
292113, 296 98, A44B 2100
Patent
active
052187438
ABSTRACT:
A tensile member connecting device includes a base assembly for an installation such as mounting on the sidewall of an open-top truck or trailer bed for connecting straps thereon to secure a tarpaulin or cover in place. A telescopic tube assembly is mounted on the base assembly and includes inner and outer telescopic tubular members interconnected by a spring for extending the inner tubular member. A lever assembly includes a lever bar with a proximate end pivotally mounted on an outer end of the inner tubular member and a distal end. A connection post extends laterally from the lever bar in spaced relation from the pivotal axis of the lever assembly. The lever assembly is swingable about its rotational axis between lock and release positions. An over-center geometry is provided for retaining the lever assembly in its lock position with the extension spring exerting a relatively constant tensile force on the tensile member.
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