Safety bar securement strap for power equipment
US5794313A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2708
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A new safety bar securement strap for power equipment for maintaining a motor of the power equipment in an operative orientation. The inventive device includes a handle strap having a generally rectangular configuration. The handle strap has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface has a pair of male snaps thereon inwardly of an outer edge thereof. The upper surface has a pair of female snaps thereon disposed inwardly from the outer edge thereof. The handle strap wraps around a handle of a piece of power equipment with the male snaps coupling with the female snaps for securement to the handle. The upper surface has a hook and loop patch disposed thereon inwardly of the female snaps. A safety bar strap is provided having a generally rectangular configuration. An inner edge of the safety bar strap is secured to an inner edge of the handle strap. A lower surface of the safety bar strap has a plurality of hook and loop strips disposed thereon in a spaced relationship. The safety bar strap wraps around a safety bar of the piece of power equipment with one of the plurality of hook and loop strips mating with the hook and loop patch of the handle strap to engage the safety …
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