Tie down
AssigneePatent Products, Inc.
InventorEdward R. Smith
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Abstract
The tie down is constructed of a flexible metal cable with a loop at one end and a bore at the opposite end to receive a screw for anchoring the tie down to the frame of an automobile. The entire surface of the tie down is coated with a plastic coating to prevent marring of the adjacent surfaces of the automobile. A plurality of tie downs are used to anchor luggage, boats, and the like on the roof of an automobile. The tie down can be anchored in a rain gutter of the automobile frame so as to pivot from a concealed location to an exposed location ready for use.
Claims12
A tie down comprising
- a self-supporting flexible strand of limited length
- a ferrule at one end of said strand defining a bore for anchoring said strand to a support;
- in a pivotal relation
- a loop at the opposite end of said strand;
- and
- a plastic cover covering said strand, said loop and said ferrule.
A tie down comprising
- a self-supporting flexible metal cable of limited length having one end looped over onto an intermediate portion of said cable to define a loop;
- a clamp securing said one end of said cable to said intermediate portion;
- a ferrule secured to said cable at an opposite end from said loop, said ferrule having a bore passing therethrough on an axis perpendicular to the axis of said cable;
- and
- a plastic coating covering said cable, clamp and ferrule.
In combination with a vehicle having a support therein;
- a tie down having a self-supporting flexible strand of limited length;
- means at one end of said strand defining a bore;
- and a loop at an opposite end of said strand;
- and
- a fastening means passing through said bore into said support to anchor said strand to said support in pivotal relation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.