Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Huck

Jeffrey D. Huck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Retractable tie down device
    Patent number: 7789603
    Abstract: A retractable tie down device may comprise a frame, a spool including a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted to the frame, a flexible web having one end mounted to the spool, a power spring configured to rotate the spool in a web take-up direction, a handle movably mounted to the frame, a ratchet pawl movably mounted to the handle and biased toward the ratchet wheel, and a lock pawl movably mounted to the frame and biased toward the ratchet wheel. The handle may be configured to move the lock pawl away from the ratchet wheel, and the frame may be configured to maintain the ratchet pawl away from the ratchet wheel, when the handle is in a position adjacent to the frame so that the spool is rotatable in a web pay-out direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Huck
  • RETRACTABLE TIE DOWN DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090047091
    Abstract: A retractable tie down device may comprise a frame, a spool including a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted to the frame, a flexible web having one end mounted to the spool, a power spring configured to rotate the spool in a web take-up direction, a handle movably mounted to the frame, a ratchet pawl movably mounted to the handle and biased toward the ratchet wheel, and a lock pawl movably mounted to the frame and biased toward the ratchet wheel. The handle may be configured to move the lock pawl away from the ratchet wheel, and the frame may be configured to maintain the ratchet pawl away from the ratchet wheel, when the handle is in a position adjacent to the frame so that the spool is rotatable in a web pay-out direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Huck