Turnbuckle Device
AssigneeLatchways PLC
InventorJacob Squire
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Abstract
A turnbuckle device for tensioning a safety line includes a body having a pair of opposing ends, with each end having a threaded bore. The turnbuckle device further includes a pair of connectors, with each connector having a threaded shaft configured for being received in the threaded bore of one of the pair of opposing ends of the body. The turnbuckle device further includes a handle connected to the body. The handle is movable between a stowed position and an operational position. In the operational position, the handle is configured for facilitating rotation of the body about a longitudinal axis of the body.
Claims22
A turnbuckle device for tensioning a safety line, the turnbuckle device comprising:
- a body having a pair of opposing ends, with each end having a threaded bore;
- a pair of connectors, with each connector having a threaded shaft configured for being received in the threaded bore of one of the pair of opposing ends of the body;
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- a handle connected to the body,
- wherein the handle is movable between a stowed position and an operational position, and
- wherein, in the operational position, the handle is configured for facilitating rotation of the body about a longitudinal axis of the body.
A turnbuckle device incorporating a turning element or handle mounted on-board the turnbuckle device, wherein the on-board turning element or handle is mounted to a chasis or body of the turnbuckle device, and wherein the on-board turning element or handle is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. 17-18. (Cancelled)
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.