Cargo strap protector
OwnerLarry Cokerinventor
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Abstract
A strap protector that includes a first member having a first castellated edge, a ramp sloping down and away from the first castellated edge, and a first securing member extending from one inner wall towards an opposite inner wall, forming a strap opening between the ramp and the first securing member configured to receive a strap. The strap protector also includes a second member having a second castellated edge, a ramp sloping down and away from the second castellated edge, and a second securing member extending from one inner wall towards an opposite inner wall, forming a strap opening between the ramp and the second securing member configured to receive the strap. The strap protector also includes a pin disposed through the first and second members to pivotally connect the first member to the second member.
Claims20
A strap protector, comprising:
- a first member comprising:
- a first castellated edge having at least one tab with a pin opening disposed through the tab;
- a ramp sloping down and away from the first castellated edge, wherein a thickness of the first member varies in a direction away from the first castellated edge to form the ramp and a pair of inner walls;
- and
- a first securing member extending from one of the inner walls towards the opposite inner wall, forming a strap opening between the ramp and the first securing member configured to receive a strap;
- a second member comprising:
- a second castellated edge having at least one tab with a pin opening disposed through the tab;
- a ramp sloping down and away from the second castellated edge, wherein a thickness of the second member varies in a direction away from the second castellated edge to form the ramp and a pair of inner walls;
- and
- a second securing member extending from one of the inner walls towards the opposite inner wall, forming a strap opening between the ramp and the second securing member configured to receive the strap;
- and
- a pin disposed through the pin openings of the first member and the second member to pivotally connect the first member to the second member.
A strap protector, comprising:
- a first member comprising:
- a top surface;
- a first castellated edge having at least one tab with a pin opening disposed through the tab;
- a ramp sloping down and away from the first castellated edge at an angle relative to the top surface of the first member to form a pair of inner walls;
- and
- a first securing member extending from one of the inner walls towards the opposite inner wall, forming a strap opening between the ramp and the first securing member configured to receive a strap;
- a second member comprising:
- a top surface;
- a second castellated edge having at least one tab with a pin opening disposed through the tab;
- a ramp sloping down and away from the second castellated edge at an angle relative to the top surface of the second member to form a pair of inner walls;
- and
- a second securing member extending from one of the inner walls towards the opposite inner wall, forming a strap opening between the ramp and the second securing member configured to receive the strap;
- and
- a pin disposed through the pin openings of the first member and the second member to pivotally connect the first member to the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.