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Parallel shaft strap tie down apparatus and system

US8382406B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cottrell, Inc. · US

Inventors

Philip Bryan Howes · Huntingdon, GB
Neil H. M. Robertson · Lawrenceville, US
David Trenbeath · Buford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 2008
Grant date	Feb 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 14, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60P3/075
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A parallel shaft strap tie down apparatus and system. Exemplary embodiments include a parallel shaft strap tie down apparatus and system for vehicle transports. Exemplary embodiments include a central shaft having a ratchet wheel and a pawl configured to wrap a strap around the central shaft. A parallel shaft is positioned parallel to the central shaft. The strap can be inserted between a variable gap between the central shaft and the parallel shaft. When the central shaft is rotated the strap is wound around the central shaft and the parallel shaft, both of which cooperate to create a self-tightening response of the strap on the central and parallel shafts.

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