Cable tensioning device for hunting tree stands or climbing ladders

A tensioning device for attaching tree stands and hunting ladders comprising:

• an outer tube;
• a tree stand bracket;
• a threaded tube having threads formed on an inner diameter of the tube, the threaded tube positioned within the outer tube;
• a drive insert positioned within the threaded tube, the drive insert including threads formed thereon that mate with the threads formed on the threaded tube,
• a cable attached to the drive insert at one end of the cable and including an attachment structure for attaching to a desired medium at an opposing end of the cable;
• a drive member coupled to the drive insert, the drive member rotating the threaded tube and tensioning the cable;
• one or more anti-rotation inserts disposed within the threaded tube said one or more anti-rotation inserts preventing rotation of the drive insert as the threaded tube is rotated;
• a clutch mechanism attached between the drive member and the threaded tube, the clutch mechanism slipping and preventing transfer of torque from the drive member to the threaded tube when a desired cable tension is achieved, the tensioning device attached to the tree stand bracket at one end of the tensioning device and attached to the desired medium at another end of the tensioning device.

A tensioning device for attaching tree stands and hunting ladders comprising:

• an outer tube;
• a tree stand bracket connected to the outer tube;
• a threaded tube having threads formed on an inner diameter of the tube, the threaded tube positioned within the outer tube;
• a drive insert positioned within the threaded tube, the drive insert including threads formed thereon that mate with the threads formed on the threaded tube,
• a cable attached to the drive insert at one end of the cable and including an attachment structure for attaching to a desired medium at an opposing end of the cable;
• a drive member connected to the threaded tube and wherein rotation of the threaded tube corresponds to movement of the drive insert within the threaded tube tensioning the cable;
• one or more anti-rotation inserts disposed within the threaded tube said one or more anti-rotation inserts preventing rotation of the drive insert as the threaded tube is rotated;
• a clutch mechanism attached between the drive member and the threaded tube, the clutch mechanism slipping and preventing transfer of torque from the drive member to the threaded tube when a desired cable tension is achieved, the tensioning device attached to the tree stand bracket at one end of the tensioning device and attached to the desired medium at another end of the tensioning device.