Bungee cord lock and method of use
AssigneesJeffrey L. Dershem, Deborah L. Dershem
InventorJeffrey L. Dershem
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Abstract
A bungee cord lock includes a frame having a hook on one end thereof and a pair of channels and locking tabs for locking a bungee cord in place. The bungee cord lock can be used with a bungee cord for securing one or more articles. One type of bungee cord is a strap having a dog bone cross sectional profile.
Claims11
A bungee cord lock comprising:
- an injection molded frame having a longitudinal direction, the injection molded frame including:
- a front side and a rear side,
- a hook extending from the injection molded frame,
- a first channel having a first surface and a second channel having a second surface, the first and second channels each extending through the injection molded frame in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and between the front side and the rear side of the injection molded frame, the first channel positioned in the injection molded frame adjacent the hook;
- a pair of locking tabs, each locking tab extending from the front side of the injection molded frame and positioned adjacent a first opening of the second channel, the second channel positioned between the first channel and the pair of locking tabs, the locking tabs and injection molded frame forming a third channel,
- wherein the first, second, and third channels are positioned so that when a bungee cord end is threaded in sequence through the first channel, the second channel, and the third channel, portions of a bungee cord overlapping themselves in the third channel and along a frame portion adjacent the third channel.
A bungee cord comprising a strap having a dog bone profile in cross section, the dog bone profile comprising an elongated center section with an enlarged section at each end of the elongated center section, the elongated center section and enlarged sections extending along a transverse direction of the strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.