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US 6,269,523 B1Granted
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OwnerRichard Benoitinventor
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Abstract
A tie down for securing a rope. The tie down has a tapered channel for retaining one end of a length of rope, and a channel with a series of teeth on opposite ends of the channel for securing the other end of the rope. By selecting a portion of the rope to be secured in the channel, a user can form a loop in the rope which can be used to tie down or secure a variety of objects.
Claims5
A tie down for securing objects, said tie down comprising:
- a housing,
- said housing having a top, bottom, sides, and ends,
- said top of said housing having a channel therein,
- said channel being open adjacent said top of said housing and closed adjacent said bottom of said housing,
- an aperture extending completely through said housing from one of said ends to another of said ends,
- said aperture being tapered so that said aperture is larger at one of said ends than at said another of said ends.
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