Web adjuster and coupling
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1. A web adjuster device comprising:
- a web adjuster portion configured to size a flexible member wherein the adjuster portion comprises spaced apart top and bottom surfaces, anda connector portion that curves generally upwardly away from the spaced apart bottom surface comprising a snap hook portion,wherein the snap hook portion is configured to releasably engage an anchor member apart from the web adjuster device while allowing accessibility to the web adjuster portion to facilitate sizing of the flexible member and the web adjuster portion and the connector portion comprise a monolithic structure.
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Abstract
A web adjuster device for securing and varying a length of a web. The web adjuster device comprising a connector portion and an adjuster portion. The adjuster portion comprising a gripping bar having a pair of ears mounted near each of its ends, a housing including a web stop, and one or more springs to normally urge the bar toward the web stop and against the web. The connector portion comprises a hook portion integrally attached to the web adjuster portion, the hook portion rising generally upwardly and away from the bottom surface of the web adjuster portion.
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1. A web adjuster device comprising:
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a web adjuster portion configured to size a flexible member wherein the adjuster portion comprises spaced apart top and bottom surfaces, and a connector portion that curves generally upwardly away from the spaced apart bottom surface comprising a snap hook portion, wherein the snap hook portion is configured to releasably engage an anchor member apart from the web adjuster device while allowing accessibility to the web adjuster portion to facilitate sizing of the flexible member and the web adjuster portion and the connector portion comprise a monolithic structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A web adjuster device for use with a flexible member such as a web belt, the adjuster comprising:
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a housing comprising a connector portion, and a web adjuster portion, the connector portion configured to releasably couple to an anchor member apart from the flexible member while allowing access to the web adjuster portion, and the web adjuster portion comprising a web stop, a gripping assembly configured to provide a gripping portion having a longitudinal axis and a gripping surface substantially parallel to the web stop, and one or more biasing members acting between said housing and said gripping assembly, wherein said one or more biasing members urge the gripping surface toward the web stop.
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