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US 11,305,685 B2Granted
Ratchet tie down
AssigneeWinston Products LLC
InventorTroy Hatcher
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Abstract
Provided is a ratchet tie down including a main body portion, a reel assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion, a first sprocket surrounding the reel assembly, a second sprocket surrounding the reel assembly, at least one first noise reduction disk, at least one second noise reduction disk, and a release pawl biased in a locked position to land on the noise reduction disks to dampen the sound as the release pawl engages teeth of the sprockets.
Claims25
A ratchet tie down comprising:
- a main body portion having a base and first and second sides extending from the base;
- a reel assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion;
- a handle assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion, the handle assembly including first and second rail arms spaced from one another and a handle attached to the first and second rail arms;
- a first sprocket through which the reel assembly extends, the first sprocket disposed between the first side of the main body portion and the first rail arm and including a plurality of teeth;
- a second sprocket through which the reel assembly extends, the second sprocket disposed between the second side of the main body portion and the second rail arm and including a plurality of teeth;
- at least one first noise reduction disk through which the reel assembly extends, the at least one first noise reduction disk being adjacent to the first sprocket;
- at least one second noise reduction disk through which the reel assembly extends, the at least one second noise reduction disk being adjacent to the second sprocket;
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- a release pawl movable from a locked position to an unlocked position, the release pawl being biased in the locked position to land on the noise reduction disks and engage the teeth of the first and second sprockets.
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A ratchet tie down comprising:
- a main body portion;
- a reel assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion;
- a handle assembly having first and second rail arms rotatable relative to the main body portion;
- a first sprocket surrounding the reel assembly between the main body portion and the first rail arm;
- a second sprocket surrounding the reel assembly between the main body portion and the second rail arm;
- at least one first noise reduction disk abutting the first sprocket;
- at least one second noise reduction disk abutting the second sprocket;
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- a release pawl biased in a locked position to land on the noise reduction disks and engage teeth of the sprockets.
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A ratchet tie down comprising:
- a main body portion having a base and first and second sides extending from the base;
- a handle assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion, the handle assembly including first and second rail arms each including an overmolded bumper covering at least a fifty percent of a periphery of the respective rail arm;
- a reel assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion and extending through each of the first and second rail arms;
- a first sprocket through which the reel assembly extends, the first sprocket disposed between the first side of the main body portion and the first rail arm and including a plurality of teeth;
- a second sprocket through which the reel assembly extends, the second sprocket disposed between the second side of the main body portion and the second rail arm and including a plurality of teeth;
- and
- a release pawl movable from a locked position to an unlocked position.
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A ratchet tie down comprising:
- a main body portion having a base and first and second sides extending from the base;
- a reel assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion;
- first and second springs;
- a handle assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion, the handle assembly including a first rail arm having a first slot and a first spring seat for receiving a first end of the first spring and a second rail arm having a second slot and a second spring seat for receiving a first end of the second spring;
- a first sprocket through which the reel assembly extends, the first sprocket disposed between the first side of the main body portion and the first rail arm;
- a second sprocket through which the reel assembly extends, the second sprocket disposed between the second side of the main body portion and the second rail arm;
- and
- a release pawl movable from a locked position to an unlocked position, the release pawl including a body having a first arm received in the first slot in the first rail arm and a second arm received in the second slot of the second rail arm, wherein a third spring seat formed in the first arm for receiving a second end of the first spring and a fourth spring seat formed in the second arm for receiving a second end of the second spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.