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AssigneeSouthern Bracing Systems Enterprises, LLC
InventorsWayne E. Vick, David W. Vick, Clayton D. Vick, Joseph David Hawks, Eddie R. Shockley
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Methods of tensioning straps via tensioning devices including a base housing including a drive gear, a spindle gear proximate the drive gear, a lever pivotally coupled to the base housing and a lug pivotally coupled to the lever, wherein the lug is configured to interact with the drive gear; a spindle fixedly coupled to the spindle gear; and a brake assembly coupled to the base housing, wherein, the lug is configured to avoid engagement with the drive gear when the lever is rotated in a first direction, but configured to engage the drive gear when the lever is rotated in a second direction, so as to effect rotation of the drive gear in the second direction, and thereby effect a counter rotation of the spindle gear and spindle.
A method of tensioning a strap using a tensioning device comprising (a) a base housing comprising a drive gear proximate a spindle gear, (b) a lever rotatably coupled to the base housing and comprising a lug pivotally coupled to the lever, (c) a spindle fixedly coupled to the spindle gear, and (d) an independent brake assembly coupled to the base housing, the method steps comprising:
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