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US 5,327,844 AGranted
Cleat cover
OwnerJames R. Kressinventor
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Abstract
A one piece-torpedo shaped cleat cover having a body with a flat bottom, a central cavity and two end cavities to receive the base of a cleat and lateral arm cavities for receiving the ends of a cleat. The cover can be hooked over one arm of a cleat and the cover can then be stretched to hang over the other arm of the cleat then relaxed to enclose the cleat in a neat appearing safety directed cover.
Claims1
A cover for a cleat having a base and two elongated laterally extending arms attached to said base and extending therefrom;
- said cover comprising an integral body made of a resilient thermoplastic foam material and having a relatively flat bottom and a central cavity shaped to receive said base of said cleat;
- two spaced laterally extending arm cavities are formed in said cover communicating with said central cavity and adapted to receive said arms of said cleat;
- said cover being adapted to be installed on said cleat by inserting one said arm into one said arm cavity;
- said cover being adapted to be stretched over the other said arm and inserting said arm into said other arm cavity;
- said cover being held onto said cleat by the resiliency of the material of said cover;
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- wherein a notch is provided in each side of said cover communicating with said central cavity for receiving a rope which may be wrapped around said cleat.
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