Ratchet unit
OwnerDerek E. Brestinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a ratcheting unit enabling for securing cargo particularly for tightness in order to secure a load of cargo quickly and safely. Typically these ratcheting straps feature a first end with one length of strap secured to the first end via a bolt, and the other length of strap is fed through a ratcheting cylinder. The ratchet allows the user to hook the straps on the distal ends to a secure anchor point, i.e. the side of a trailer. The straps are pulled taught, the loose strap is fed through the ratcheting cylinder and the ratchet handle is used to tighten the slack in the strap, bringing the strap to a higher tension than what one could easily achieve without the aid of a ratchet to hold the tension and provide leverage for taking in further slack.
Claims15
A ratchet unit securing load comprising:
- a. a ratcheting strap coupled to a ratcheting cylinder wherein, the ratcheting cylinder is coupled to a second end of the ratcheting strap wherein the ratcheting cylinder enables adjusting the length of the ratcheting strap;
- b. a first end of the ratcheting unit coupled to a first end of the ratcheting strap wherein the first end of the ratcheting unit enables securing the one end of the ratcheting strap coupled to it;
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- c. a handle wherein, the handle is used to tighten the ratcheting strap and bring the ratcheting strap to higher tension.
A method for securing a load via ratcheting unit comprising:
- a. coupling a first end of the ratcheting unit to at least one anchor point of a vehicle wherein, the first end of the ratcheting unit is coupled to one end of the ratcheting strap;
- b. coupling a second end of a ratcheting strap to at least one of a hook on the other side of the vehicle wherein, the second end of the ratcheting strap is further coupled to a ratcheting cylinder;
- c. putting the ratcheting handle in its further position which frees the gears of the ratcheting cylinder to turn freely and enables retracting of the ratcheting strap back to the ratcheting unit;
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- d. actuating a lever coupled to the ratcheting unit wherein, actuation of the lever enables the ratcheting strap to wrap around the ratcheting cylinder and take up excess length of the ratchet strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.