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Cargo tie-down having mechanical advantage

  • US 5,423,644 A
  • Filed: 08/05/1993
  • Issued: 06/13/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for tightening down a load on a vehicle, comprising:

  • a first connection device designed to be attached to a first location on the vehicle,a second connection device designed to be attached to a second location on the vehicle,a buckle assembly for adjusting the distance between the first and second connection devices, said buckle assembly including;

    i) first and second buckles, ii) a first strap connected at one end to said first buckle, at the other end to said second buckle, and extending around a ring on said first connection device; and

    iii) a second strap separate from said first strap connected at one end to said first strap proximate to said first buckle, and then extending around a first block on said second buckle and then through a first block on said first buckle for grasping and pulling by the user, wherein when said second strap is pulled by the user, said first buckle is pulled toward said second buckle, anda third strap interconnecting said second buckle and said second connection device.

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