Tie-down strap assembly 1, comprising strap sections 21 and 22; tensioning device 30; spool 100; and coupling member CM. Spool 100 comprises barrel 110 and flanges 120 arranged to receive second section 22 of strap 20, and may comprise a single length of wire. One of flanges 120 may comprise set of spokes. Connector CM comprises first 130 and second 33 parts that connect strap 10 and spool 100. Spool 100 can be coupled to, and subsequently uncoupled from, strap 10 by sliding the first part of coupling member CM into the second part, or by changing a dimension of one of these parts. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing detachable spool 100 by bending a length of wire into at least five portions.
Tie-down strap
2020-04-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |
NTIS | 1978
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