Patents Examined by Gregory A. Morge
  • Restraining and tensioning apparatus for a cargo tie-down belt
    Patent number: 5542798
    Abstract: Restraining and tensioning apparatus (10) for a cargo tie-down belt (12) has a chassis (26) with a fluted spindle (98) onto which the belt is wound, ratchet gears (120,122), tensioning lever (28), and two pairs of locking pawls (136, 138, 148, 150), each locking pawl being engaged by an individual spring urging the pawl into contact with a ratchet gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Blaine K. Rawdon, Myles A. Rohrlick