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Locking ratchet for a lashing mechanism

  • US 6,524,041 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/2000
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tie-down assembly for securing an article by a strap comprising:

  • a frame;

    a winding shaft journaled for rotation in said frame in a first payout direction and in an opposite second take-up direction whereby the strap is wound around the winding shaft in the take-up direction, and unwound from the winding shaft in the payout direction;

    a rachet wheel having ratchet teeth rotatable with the winding shaft;

    a handle associated with the winding shaft and movable from a second to a first position for rotating the winding shaft an incremental angle in the take-up direction while not rotating the winding shaft when moved from the first to the second position;

    a spring biased handle pawl engaging the ratchet teeth to allow rotation of the winding shaft by the handle in the take-up direction and prevent rotation in the payout direction, the spring biased handle pawl being movable out of engagement with the ratchet wheel to allow strap payout; and

    , a key operated latch mechanism for selectively locking the handle to the frame in the second position.

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