US 11,752,921 B2
Ratchet tie down
Troy Hatcher, Bay Village, OH (US)
Assigned to WINSTON PRODUCTS LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by WINSTON PRODUCTS LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,486.
Application 17/697,486 is a continuation of application No. 17/060,563, filed on Oct. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,305,685.
Application 17/060,563 is a continuation of application No. 15/987,850, filed on May 23, 2018, granted, now 10,836,299, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/509,878, filed on May 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203881 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60P 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 7/083 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ratchet tie down comprising:
a main body portion;
a reel assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion;
first and second springs;
a handle assembly rotatable relative to the main body portion, the handle assembly including a first rail arm having a first slot for receiving the first spring and a first projection extending into the first slot and extending partially through the first spring, and a second rail arm having a second slot for receiving the second spring and a second projection extending into the second slot and extending partially through the first spring; and
a release pawl including a body having a first arm received in the first slot in the first rail arm and a second arm received in the second slot of the second rail arm,
wherein the release pawl is biased in a locked position by the first and second springs.