Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Strap tighteners – Accordion straps
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Brittain, James R (Department: 3677)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Strap tighteners
Accordion straps
Reexamination Certificate
active
07874047
ABSTRACT:
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 includes means for biasing winding of webbing, a ratchet wheel having a plurality of ratchet teeth, a lock member resiliently biased into locking engagement with at least one ratchet tooth to inhibit unwinding of the webbing about the hub, and a lever arm rotatable about the axis for moving the ratchet wheel and wind the webbing. In one example, the device a rotational support element is provided to maintain orientation of the hub such that it can freely rotate. In another example, means for braking is provided to inhibit winding of at least some portion of the webbing about the hub.
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Brittain James R
Pearne & Gordon LLP
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