Stretchable tie-down device
OwnerRichard J. Tracyinventor
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Abstract
A stretchable tie-down device includes an elongated resilient stretchable tube, which is thin walled and pliable to collapse and flatten readily when pressed against a surface for gripping it frictionally and snugly. At least one hook member is fixed to the tube at one end thereof by means of a plug, which is disposed within the tube and for fixing it to the tube. The tube has a non-circular cross-sectional configuration throughout its length to provide a substantial surface area for facilitating the gripping of surfaces with the cord device. The hook member includes a flat metal hook having an outer coating of thermoplastic material thereon.
Claims17
A stretchable tie-down device, comprising:
- an elongated resilient stretchable tube composed of thermoplastic material, said tube having first and second ends, said tube being thin walled and pliable to collapse and flatten readily when passed against a surface for gripping it frictionally and snugly;
- at least one hook member fixed to one of said ends;
- plug means disposed within said one of said ends for fixing said hook member to said tube, wherein said hook member includes a hood portion having a sleeve portion for receiving the end of said tube, and said plug means is insertable through the forward end of said sleeve portion, wherein said sleeve portion includes a tapered bore converging from front to rear to fix securely the end of the tube therein for tending to prevent it from backing out of said sleeve portion, wherein said plug means includes an elongated plug having an outer cross-sectional configuration extending throughout its axial length in a shape complementarily relative to the cross-sectional configuration of the inside surface of the tube, said sleeve portion being molded and integrally connected to and extending from the rear end portion of said hook portion;
- said sleeve portion having a pair of front and rear unobstructed openings;
- said front opening being dimensioned to receive the rear end of said plug means;
- said rear opening being dimensioned to receive an end portion of the tube;
- said tube being internally dimensioned to receive the rear end of said plug means to compress said end portion of said tube against the inside surface of said sleeve portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.