| US 7,571,521 B1 | ||
| Elastic tie down | ||
| Carl A. Backman, III, 32 Rochambault St., Haverhill, Mass. 01832 (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 21, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/275,433. | ||
| Application 12/275433 is a division of application No. 11/158244, filed on Jun. 21, 2005, granted, now 7,454,818. | ||
| Int. Cl. A44B 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 24—300 [24/68 CD] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A tie down for connecting two objects, said tie down comprising:
(a) an elastic tube having an unstretched state, a stretched state, and two ends;
(b) a braided line extending through said tube, said line having a compressed state and an uncompressed state; and
(c) a mechanical securement at each of said tube ends to secure said line to said tube wherein said line is in said compressed
state when said tube is in said unstretched state and said line is in said uncompressed state when said tube is in said stretched
state.
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