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US 2017/0254353 A1Published application
Tensioning Tool
AssigneeDutch Clips LLC
InventorThomas Ressler
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Abstract
The tensioning tool provides a monolithic tool particularly well suited to use with securing tarp systems used in outdoor recreation, and also useful in other applications and in other fields to anchor or secure weights or loads.
Claims20
A tensioning tool comprising:
- a body having:
- a proximal portion;
- and
- a distal portion positioned opposite the proximal portion and having a waist defined by a pair of shoulder projections and a pair of hip projections positioned on opposite sides of the waist;
- a proximal passageway extending through the body from lateral sides thereof and positioned proximate the proximal portion;
- and
- a distal passageway extending through the body from lateral sides and positioned between the waist and the proximal passageway.
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A tensioning system, comprising:
- a) a load;
- b) a plurality of tie materials;
- and
- c) a plurality of tensioning tools, each tensioning tool comprising a body having:
- a proximal portion and a distal portion positioned opposite the proximal portion;
- a waist defined by a pair of shoulder projections and hip projections positioned on opposite sides of the waist;
- a proximal passageway extending through the body from lateral sides thereof and positioned proximate the proximal portion;
- and
- a distal passageway extending through the body from lateral sides thereof and positioned between the waist and the proximal passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.