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US 2009/0013497 A1Published application
Pull Strap Assembly for a Sliding Closure
OwnerJerrell P. Squyres, Kelly Lee Miller +1inventors
InventorsJerrell P. Squyres, Kelly Lee Miller, Keith Alan Fulp
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pull strap assembly for attaching to a sliding closure such as a door on the rear of a semitrailer. The pull strap assembly comprises a first band attached to the sliding closure and a second band attached to the first band to prevent the first band from hanging out of the cargo enclosure when the sliding closure is in the closed position.
Claims17
A pull strap assembly for an upward sliding closure (310) comprising:
- a first band (100) having:
- a first portion (110) secured to said sliding closure (310);
- and
- a second portion (120) secured to a wall (320) adjacent said sliding closure (310);
- a second band (200) having a first end (210) attached to said first band (100) and a second end (220) secured to said first wall (320), wherein said second band (200) is attached to a section (130) of said first band (100) to prevent said first band (100) from contacting a floor (330).
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A pull strap assembly for an upward sliding closure (310) comprising:
- a first band (100) having:
- a first portion (110) secured to said sliding closure (310) by a first securing means;
- and
- a second portion (120) secured to a wall (320) adjacent said sliding closure (310) by a second securing means;
- a second band (200) having a first end (210) attached to said first band (100) and a second end (220) secured to said first wall (320) by a third securing means, wherein said second band (200) is attached to a portion of said first band (100) to prevent said first band (100) from contacting a floor.
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A pull strap kit for an upward sliding closure (310), said kit comprising:
- a first band (100) having a second band (200) attached thereto;
- at least one twist plate (142);
- and
- at least one back plate (144).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.