US Patent:
20110158762, Jun 30, 2011
Inventors:
Izell L. Promise - Matteson IL, US
International Classification:
B60P 7/08
B60P 7/06
Abstract:
The Strap Tension Device consists of a rectangular frame produced in a variety of dimensions depending on the truck to be equipped, and in materials ranging from injection-molded thermoplastic resins in one embodiment to aluminum and steel in other embodiments. The Strap Tension Device is produced in a pallet-type embodiment for flatbed trucks, as a perimeter frame or rail for flatbed trucks in another embodiment, and even as a top-rail fitting for the beds of pickups in yet another embodiment. In one embodiment, the device of the present invention features a series of inset, spring-loaded, sliding tensioning blocks and in another embodiment, clamps. When depressed, these clamps create an opening at the outer side of the frame, an opening through which the user pulls a two inch nylon cargo strap. When the straps have been passed through the tensioning clamps and pulled tight to secure the load, the clamps are released, locking the straps in position and thus securing the load. The Strap Tension Device contains a mechanism by which the spring-clamps, which are tensioned by a pair of compression springs, slide in their housings.