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Ratchet mechanism

  • US 20090279978A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2009
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A securing mechanism for securing cargo, said securing mechanism comprising:

  • a body capable of receiving a strap therethrough, wherein said strap includes opposing ends;

    a ratchet comprising;

    a pair of opposing arms connected to said body;

    a spool rotatably connected to said opposing arms, said spool including a slot to receive said strap;

    a pair of ratchet wheels connected to opposing ends of said spool; and

    wherein said spool gathers said strap into a z-fold configuration via said slot;

    a lever rotatably attached to said arms and reciprocated between an open position and a closed position, wherein said lever includes at least one pawl to engage said ratchet wheels and rotates said spool when said lever is reciprocated;

    a release mechanism capable of selectively disengaging said pawl from said ratchet wheel; and

    wherein said securing mechanism is selectively positionable along said strap via said slot until said strap is bi-directionally gathered onto said spool.

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