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Load tension alert device

  • US 6,847,290 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2003
  • Issued: 01/25/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Tension alert device for use with a load secured to a vehicle load bed, said device having a first elongate securing member having a first vehicle load bed connector and a first attachment link, said device comprising;

  • a connector sleeve having an axial bore and a sleeve end portion connected to said first attachment link;

    a first contacter connected to an inner end portion of said connector sleeve and facing into said axial bore;

    a second contacter mounted to slide in said axial bore along a restricted path of travel and having a second vehicle load bed connector connected to said vehicle load bed, said second contacter facing said first contacter and being urged away therefrom when said first elongate securing member has a first tension threshold value;

    said second contacter being biased towards said first contacter when said first elongate member attains a second tension threshold value, said first contacter having an electrical signal generator for producing an electrical signal, said electrical signal generator being activated when said second contacter is biased thereagainst.

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