Elastic cord with adjustable loop

• US 7,891,058 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2007
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald N. Kubli
• Original Assignee: Ronald N. Kubli
• Inventors: Kubli, Ronald N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sandy; Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): DO, ROWLAND
• Application Number:
  US11/904,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20090083947A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• Field of Search: 243/00, 243/01, 241/29.R, 242/65.CD, 242/65.BC, 242/65.EC, 242/65.R, 241/15.H, 24/33, 403/212, 403/306, 114/230.2, 114/230.26
• US Class Current: 24/115.00H
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 21/04 Fastening or guiding equipment for chains, ropes, hawsers, or the like means for fastening cables or ropes in general F16G11/00
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 21/08 Clamping devices in general F16B; means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects in general F16G11/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16G 11/101 deforming the cable by moving a part of the fastener
• CPC Class Codes: F16G 11/14 Devices or coupling-pieces designed for easy formation of adjustable loops, e.g. choker hooks; Hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point, e.g. by forming loops
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3916 One-piece
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3987 Loop, adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3991 Loop engaging

Abstract

A restraint of elastic cord includes a loop for securement about a fixed object. A lock on the cord is positionable therealong to vary loop size. Tensioning of the cord by momentarily applied manual force permits positioning of the lock along the cord.

Claims

1. An elastic mooring device for attachment to a fixed object and including:

an elastic cord having parallel segments and a woven fabric cover,

couplings on said cord at intervals along said parallel segments,

a segment of the elastic cord forming a loop, and

a lock on said parallel segments and positionable therealong when the parallel segments are in a tensioned state to determine the size of the loop to accommodate a fixed object, said lock having an opening therethrough defined by a wall surface for frictional locked engagement with the parallel segments when in a non-tensioned state,

said parallel segments when manually tensioned to the tensioned state are of reduced cross section from an original cross section when the parallel segments are non-tensioned, enabling manual positioning of the lock.

2. The elastic mooring device claimed in claim 1 wherein said elastic cord comprises multiple elastic strands.

3. The elastic mooring device claimed in claim 1 wherein the cross sections of the parallel segments vary inversely with the tension applied to the segments to permit manual positioning of the lock to vary loop size.

4. The elastic mooring device claimed in claim 1 wherein said couplings are crimped metal bands.