Vehicle and cargo transport ratcheting tie down apparatus and system
US7585140B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P3/075
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ratcheting tie down apparatus and system. Exemplary embodiments include a ratcheting tie down system, including a ratchet assembly affixed to an end of a tie down shaft having a longitudinal axis, a pawl mechanism coupled to the ratchet assembly, wherein the ratchet assembly includes a ratchet gear, a ratchet head coupled to the ratchet gear, wherein an inner face of the ratchet gear is positioned in opposition to and in mechanical contact with an inner face of the ratchet head, and wherein the ratchet gear, the ratchet head and the shaft are configured to rotate as a single integral unit when rotated in a forward direction about the longitudinal axis, and the ratchet head is configured to rotate with respect to the ratchet gear and the shaft when the ratchet head is rotated in a reverse direction about the longitudinal axis.
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