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US 2020/0139876 A1Published application
Convertible Tension Assembly
AssigneeUSA Products Group, Inc.
InventorManuel Lopez
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Abstract
A convertible tension assembly that converts from tie down tension assembly to a tarp grip tension assembly having, among other things, a rotatable device configured and positioned for conversion of the assembly, is disclosed herein.
Claims14
A convertible tension assembly comprising:
- a rotatable device configured to rotate from an extended position to a retracted position,
- wherein the convertible tension assembly converts to a tie down tension assembly with the rotatable device extended, and the convertible tension assembly converts to a tarp grip tension assembly with the rotatable device in the retracted position.
A convertible tension assembly comprising:
- a body having a first side and a second side spaced apart from each and joined together at a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
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- a rotatable device configured to rotate from an extended position to a retracted position,
- wherein the rotatable device is positioned at the first end and includes a first device end and a second device end;
- wherein the first device end includes an attachment device configured to attach to an anchor point, the attachment device extending from the body in the extended position, and the second device end includes a gripping surface and a slot formed in the first end of the body between the first side and the second side, and
- wherein the slot is configured to accept a tarp, and in the retracted position the gripping surface and slot retain the tarp.
3 more elements
A method of converting a tension assembly comprising;
- rotating a rotatable device of the convertible tension assembly from an extended position to a retracted position,
- wherein the rotatable device includes an attachment device configured to extending from the tension assembly and attach to an anchor point to convert the tension assembly to a tie down tension assembly, and
- wherein the rotatable device includes a gripping surface, the tension assembly includes a slot configured to accept a tarp, and the slot and gripping surface retain the tarp to convert the tension assembly to a tarp grip tension assembly in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.