Tree anchoring kit and a strap tensioner for use therewith
OwnerCharles Simon James Agg, Michael Hamilton Russellinventors
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Abstract
There is provided a tree anchor system kit. The kit has a strap tensioner for us therewith
Claims28
A tree anchoring system kit comprising:
- a plurality of ground anchors;
- for each anchor a ground anchor cable;
- a strap;
- and
- a strap tensioner;
- wherein
- in use each ground anchor cable is secured between a respective ground anchor and the strap;
- and
- the strap tensioner comprises:
- a tensioning wheel rotatably mounted in a tensioner frame, the tensioning wheel having a cylindrical portion around which the strap can be wrapped by rotation of the tensioning wheel and securing means for securing both ends of the strap to the tensioning wheel so that tension is applied simultaneously to both strap ends;
- and
- ratchet means for preventing the tensioning wheel from rotating in one direction.
A tree anchoring kit as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the tensioner frame is formed by folding a section of sheet metal, pre-cut to a desired shape, to form a planar base section and a pair of parallel spaced apart side walls folded away from a plane of the base section.
A tree anchoring system kit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the ratchet means comprises a pair of sprocket wheels which form parts of the tensioning wheel sandwiching between them the cylindrical portion;
- a locking bar is slidable in aligned slots provided in the side walls of the tensioner frame;
- and
- the sprocket wheels have teeth shaped such that rotation of the tensioning wheel in a first direction results in an engagement of the locking bar by the teeth which slides the locking bar back and forth in the aligned slots, whilst rotation of the tensioning wheel in the opposite direction ensnares the locking bar in undercuts defined by the teeth and so prevents such rotation.
A tree anchoring kit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the strap is formed of a biodegradable material.
A tree anchoring kit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the ground anchor cables are formed of corrodible metal.
A tree anchoring kit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein each ground anchor cable has a looped end or has D-rings.
A tree anchoring kit substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
A strap tensioner substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.