Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Cord and rope holders – One-piece
Patent
1977-05-09
1978-10-17
Gelak, Bernard A.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Cord and rope holders
One-piece
403269, F16G 1104
Patent
active
041200772
ABSTRACT:
A device for use in tensioning the lines, ropes or cables used to tie down cargo during transport aboard a ship or other means of transportation is disclosed. An embodiment of the device is described which comprises a rigid body defining an open ended, open top channel tapering from minimum transverse dimensions at the bottom to larger transverse dimensions at the open top thereof wth a hook rigidly fixed to the body at one end of the channel, a bracket rigidly fixed to the body at the other end of the channel and an opening through the body at one end of the channel having cross-sectional dimensions larger than the minimum transverse dimensions of the channel. The provisions of a plurality of elongated ridges on each of the sides of the channel is disclosed which ridges extend from the bottom of the channel to the top thereof with the bottom end of each ridge spaced a lesser distance along the channel from the opening than the top end thereof. The use of the device by attaching one end of a rope to the bracket, attaching the hook to a cleat, looping the rope for attachment to the cargo, passing the free end of the rope through the hole, tensioning the rope and subjecting a portion of the free end thereof to wedging action in the channel to fix the rope under tension is described.
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Gelak Bernard A.
Roberton & Schwartz
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