Shackle guard and spacer with tether
AssigneeDaystar Products International, Inc.
InventorMark Alan Turner
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Abstract
A guard defines an inner seat comprising an open channel shaped to receive a shackle and extend partially around the shackle. The guard further includes an outer seat positioned opposite the open channel and shaped to support a strap passing through the shackle. A tether is fastened to the guard and defines a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through the shackle. The fastener may be a hole formed in the tether and a barb formed on the tether offset from the hole, a barb on the tether that inserts through a hole in the closure pin, a cup on the tether that is positioned over an end of the closure pin, or a hooked or straight tether. The tether and fastener may be secured to a spacer through which the closure pin is inserted. A closure pin may insert through a pair of spacers.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- an elastomeric member defining a central aperture defining a central axis;
- and
- a tether fastened to the elastomeric member and defining a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through the central aperture;
- wherein the tether and fastener are co-molded with the elastomeric member;
- wherein the fastener comprises:
- a first fastening element defined by the tether offset from a distal end of the tether;
- and
- a second fastening element defined by the tether at the distal end of the tether and selectively fastenable to the first fastening element to form a loop in the tether.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elastomeric member defining a central aperture defining a central axis;
- and
- a tether fastened to the elastomeric member and defining a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through the central aperture;
- wherein the tether and fastener are co-molded with the elastomeric member;
- and
- wherein the elastomeric member further comprises a plurality of circumferential grooves extending around the central axis and extending inwardly from an outer surface of the elastomeric member.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elastomeric member defining a central aperture defining a central axis;
- and
- a tether fastened to the elastomeric member and defining a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through the central aperture;
- wherein the fastener comprises a hole formed in the tether and a barb formed on the tether offset from the hole.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elastomeric member defining a central aperture defining a central axis;
- and
- a tether fastened to the elastomeric member and defining a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through the central aperture
- a guard comprising:
- an inner seat comprising an open channel shaped to receive a shackle and extend partially around the shackle;
- and
- an outer seat positioned opposite the open channel and shaped to support a strap passing through the shackle.
A method comprising:
- providing an elastomeric member defining a central aperture defining a central axis;
- providing a tether secured to the elastomeric member and defining a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through a central aperture;
- and
- inserting the closure pin through the central aperture and through arms of a shackle;
- and
- fastening the fastener to the closure pin;
- wherein the elastomeric member is a first elastomeric member and the central aperture is a first central aperture, the method further comprising:
- providing a second elastomeric member including a second central aperture;
- providing a joining member defining a joining aperture;
- and
- passing the closure pin through the first central aperture, the joining aperture, and the second central aperture having the first elastomeric member on a first side of the joining member and a second elastomeric member positioned on a second side of the joining member, the first elastomeric member and the second elastomeric member being positioned between arms of the shackle.
A method comprising:
- providing an elastomeric member defining a central aperture defining a central axis;
- providing a tether secured to the elastomeric member and defining a fastener for securing to a closure pin passing through a central aperture;
- and
- inserting the closure pin through the central aperture and through arms of a shackle;
- and
- fastening the fastener to the closure pin;
- wherein the fastener comprises a barb on a distal end of the tether, the method further comprising urging the barb through a hole in the closure pin, the barb deforming to pass through the hole and thereafter resisting removal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.