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US 2008/0172843 A1Published application
Restraint apparatus and methods
OwnerRandall Shimanskiinventor
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Abstract
Restraint apparatus and methods for securing items are disclosed. The restraint apparatus include a retention element including an elongated arm secured to a body. The elongated arm defines a spiral to secure a fitting. The spiral of the elongated arm at least in part may define a gap to receive a fitting. A tether may be secured to the body of the retention element to extend across an item to be secured.
Claims9
An attachment apparatus, comprising:
- a body, the body configured to secure a tether;
- and
- an elongated arm secured to the body, at least a portion of the elongated arm configured as a spiral, the spiral defining an interior configured to retain a fitting, the spiral at least in part defining a gap configured to receive the fitting to position the fitting within the interior of the spiral.
A method for securing a restraint apparatus to a fitting, comprising:
- providing an retention element having a body and a retention arm having a first end secured to the body and a second end, at least a portion of the ret;
- providing a fitting;
- orienting the spiral of the retention element with respect to the fitting;
- passing portions of the fitting over the second end of the retention element though a gap of the spiral and into an interior of the spiral;
- and,
- rotating the attachment apparatus so that portions of the fitting are generally aligned with the axis and surrounded by an interior surface of the spiral.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.