Strap assembly for securing a wheel of a vehicle to a bed of a transport
AssigneeSkellen Enterprises LLC
InventorKevin Scott Sauerwald
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A strap assembly can hold a tire of a vehicle to a bed of a transport. A securing segment of the strap assembly goes around a tire being held. A first support arm of the securing segment is placed over an outer face of the tire. A second support arm of the securing segment is placed over the inner face of the tire. A tread arm that is parallel to the first and second support arms (when the securing segment is in an unfolded potion) can lie against the tread of the tire. Four arms (two from each support arm) are gathered and then connected by a strap to the bed of the vehicle. A tensioner can be included in the strap to secure the tire to the bed. Four strap assemblies can be attached, one to each tire, respectively, to secure a vehicle to the bed of the transport.
Claims18
A strap assembly for holding a tire of a vehicle being transported, comprising:
- a tensioning segment;
- and
- a securing segment, including:
- a first support arm for placing over an outer face of the tire, said first support arm having a first end and a second end;
- a second support arm for placing over an inner face of the tire, said second support arm having a first end and a second end;
- a first outer segment being connected to said first end of said first support arm;
- a second outer segment being connected to said second end of said first support arm;
- a third outer segment being connected to said first end of said second support arm;
- a fourth outer segment being connected to said second end of said second support arm;
- a first inner segment being connected to said first end of said first support arm;
- a second inner segment being connected to said second end of said first support arm;
- a third inner segment being connected to said first end of said second support arm, said third inner segment being further connected to said first inner segment;
- a fourth inner segment being connected to said second end of said second support arm, said fourth inner segment being further connected to said second inner segment;
- a first fastener being directly connected to said first outer segment, said first fastener being releasably connected to said tensioning segment;
- a second fastener being directly connected to said second outer segment, said second fastener being releasably connected to said tensioning segment;
- a third fastener being directly connected to said third outer segment, said third fastener being releasably connected to said tensioning segment;
- a fourth fastener being directly connected to said fourth outer segment, said fourth fastener being releasably connected to said tensioning segment;
- and
- a tread arm for overlying a tread of the tire, said tread arm having a first end and a second end, said first end of said tread arm being connected to said first inner segment and said third inner segment, and said second end of said tread arm being connected to said second inner segment and said fourth inner segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.