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US 2018/0023666 A1Published application
Ratchet clamp block and method of use
OwnerDon Polak, Thomas Bushinventors
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Abstract
The disclosure of the present invention relates to a clamp block or more specifically to a clamp block having an integrated ratcheting retainer strap mechanism. The ratchet clamp block configured to secure longer stock items and is particularly configured to secure items having a long irregular or cylindrical cross-section.
Claims14
A ratchet clamp block assembly comprising;
- a clamp body,
- the clamp body having a first portion and a second portion,
- the second portion formed as a saddle,
- the saddle having a first end and a second end,
- a ratchet gear and pawl assembly formed at the first portion of the clamp body,
- the pawl assembly configured to allow the ratchet gear to move in only a first direction,
- the ratchet gear attached to a shaft,
- a retainer strap,
- the retainer strap having a first end and a second end,
- the first end of the retainer strap fixedly attached to the second portion of the frame body proximate the second end of the saddle,
- the second end of the retainer strap extending over the saddle and engaged with the ratchet gear shaft, and,
- when the ratchet gear is moved is the first direction the retainer strap is tensioned over the saddle.
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A method of using a ratchet clamp block assembly comprising;
- providing a clamp body,
- the clamp body having a first portion and a second portion,
- the second portion formed as a saddle,
- the saddle having a first end and a second end,
- a ratchet gear and pawl assembly formed at the first portion of the clamp body,
- the pawl assembly configured to allow the ratchet gear to move in only a first direction,
- the ratchet gear attached to a shaft,
- a retainer strap,
- the retainer strap having a first end and a second end,
- the first end of the retainer strap fixedly attached to the second portion of the frame body proximate the second end of the saddle,
- the second end of the retainer strap extending over the saddle and engaged with the ratchet gear shaft,
- extending an object under the retainer strap and into the saddle, and,
- moving the ratchet gear in the first direction to tension the retainer strap over the object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.