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Tie-down strap device

US8079116B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

5References

10Claims

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Inventors

Aaron Robert Ayers · Granite Falls, US
Donald R. Young · Marysville, US
Thomas John Lothrop · Bend, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2008
Grant date	Dec 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T24/2175
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tie-down strap system designed to be integrated with the plurality of tie-down straps that are currently on the market. A system for the protection of the tightening mechanism, the storage of excess strapping during use, a storage device when not used as a tie-down strap, a hanging system when not in used as a tie-down strap, and a termination feature that prevents the free end of the strap from sliding through the tightening mechanism.

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