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US 2014/0115839 A1Published application
Using a bicycle tire inner tube to make a tie down strap
OwnerJohn D. Summer, Erik Bodegominventors
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Abstract
A tie down strap is used for securing cargo or to attach various objects. A tie down strap is made from a bicycle tire inner tube and clips which can be removeably and adjustably attached to either end of the bicycle tire inner tube which is cut along a radial axis.
Claims18
A clip for engaging a bicycle inner tube to form a strap out of the inner tube, the clip comprising:
- a body having first and second ends and first and second sides, a first portion of the body being adjacent to a first end of the body and a second portion of the body being adjacent to the second end of the body, a least two slots extending through the first portion of the body, the slots being sized such that the end of a bicycle tire inner tube can be threaded through the slots;
- the body having hook portion spaced from the first end portion and with the at least two slots positioned between the first end portion and the hook portion, the hook portion defining a void with an opening leading to the void, such that upon threading the bicycle inner tube through the slots, the hook portion can receive the hook portion of another clip or an object to which the hook portion is to be coupled to thereby couple the clip to the hook portion of such another clip or object.
A clip for engaging a bicycle inner tube to form a strap out of the inner tube, the clip comprising:
- a body having first and second ends and first and second sides, a first portion of the body being adjacent to a first end of the body and a second portion of the body being adjacent to the second end of the body, a least two slots extending through the first portion of the body, the slots being sized such that the end of a bicycle tire inner tube can be threaded through the slots;
- the body having a J-shaped hook spaced from the first end portion and with the at least two slots positioned between the first end portion and the J-shaped hook;
- wherein the slots do not extend to the sides of the body;
- wherein the J-shaped hook comprises a leg portion and a curved portion, the leg portion extending from the second end portion of the body and the curved portion bending back toward the second end portion of the body from the leg portion;
- wherein the leg portion is positioned with a side edged aligned with one of the first and second sides of the body;
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- wherein the hook and body have upper and lower surfaces that are in the same plane, such that upon threading the bicycle inner tube through the slots, the hook is operable to receive the hook portion of another clip or an object to which the hook portion is to be coupled to thereby couple the clip to the hook portion of such another clip or object.
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