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US 2012/0233823 A1Published application
Ratchet Strap Tightener
AssigneeRatchet Depot, Inc.
InventorYeh-Chien Chou
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Abstract
A strap tightener for securing cargo is disclosed. The tightener includes a base frame and a handling frame, which pivotally connect to form a vee structure. The base frame is connected to the handling frame by inserting a pivot into pivot hole thereof. Each of two ends of the pivot is ringed with a protection loop and a ratchet wheel. The protection loop is composed of a flange for being blockedly fixed on the pivot hole and a sleeve for penetrating into the pivot hole. The sleeve can protect the pivot hole to prevent it from being directly pressed by the pivot.
Claims3
A ratchet strap tightener comprising:
- a base frame having a first pivot hole;
- a handling frame having a second pivot hole, wherein the first pivot hole and the second pivot hole are penetrated through by a pivot to pivotally connect the handling frame to the base frame, and the pivot is ringed with a ratchet wheel;
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- a protection loop, ringed on the pivot and having a sleeve, wherein the sleeve penetrates into the first pivot hole and the second pivot hole and is sandwiched between the pivot and edges of the first pivot hole and the second pivot hole.
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