CA1130991A

CA1130991A - Rope binder

Info

Publication number: CA1130991A
Application number: CA354,459A
Authority: CA
Inventors: William L. Copelan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1980-06-20
Filing date: 1980-06-20
Publication date: 1982-09-07

Abstract

ABSTRACT
An integrally formed rope binder is used to applying tension to a rope securing a load. The rope binder comprises an end base member having a first end leg and a central leg whose axes extend generally transverse to the axis of the end base member for enabling a rope having a thickness less than the distance between the legs to move at any point between the legs with relative ease. A generally U-shaped arm is defined by a pair of end posts inter-connected by a side post, one of the end posts being integrally con-nected to one end of the end base member and a free end of the other end post is spaced from the central leg for enabling a rope to pass intermediate the end post free end and the central leg, the axis of the end base member and the axis of the integrally connected end post intersecting to define an obtuse angle in a plane sub-stantially normal to the plane defined by the axes of the first end leg and the central leg, and whereby the binder is easily removable from the rope.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention , The field of art to which the invention pertains includes the field of rope securing systems, particularly, with respect to a rope binder for use when applying tension to a rope which is used to secure a load to a support.

(2) Description of the Prior Art Conventional rope securing systems utilized the rope itself primarily to form an inter-locking knot for securing a load to a support by means of the rope.
Such a system is ineEficient due to friction loss as tension is applied to the rope. Moreover wear of the rope occurs due to the frictional movement of the rope in the knotted position.
The present invention provides a novel rope binder which can be utilized to provide the desired amount of tension in a rope as it secures a load to a support.
Wear and frictional loss of the rope areminimized as the rope binder separates the various portions of the rope as tension is applied thereto.

SU~MARY OF THE INVENTION
A rope binder is utilized when applying tension to a rope while securing a load to a support member.
The rope binder is formed of an end base member having an end leg and a central leg, the leg axes extending generally transverse to the axis of the end base. The rope binder further includes a generally U-shaped arm which is defined by a pair of end posts inter-connected by a side post. One of the end posts is integrally connected to one end of the ~13~9~ :

2 end base and a free end of the other end post is spaced from

3 the central leg for enabling a rope to pass intermediate the end post free end and the spaced apart leg.
6 The advantages of this invention, hoth as to 7 its construction and mode of operation, will be readily 8 appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference 9 to the following detailed description when considered in ;~
connection with the accompanying drawings in which like 11 reference numerals designate like parts throughout the 12 figures.

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BRIEF DE.SCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

17 FI~. 1 is a perspective view of a truck whose 18 load is secured thereto by means of a rope binder constructed 19 in accordance with principles of the invention;
21 FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rope 22 binder utilized on the truck of FIG. l;

24 FIG. 3 is a partial side view of the truck illustrating the rope binder of FIG. 2 prior to applving 26 tension to the rope; and 28 FIG. 4 is a partial side view of -the 29 embodiement of FIG. 3 wherein tension has been applied to the rope.

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2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIr`lENT

4 Referring now to the drawing, there is shown in FIG 1 a conventional truck-trailer 12 having a load 14 6 mounted on the trailer bed 16. The load 14 is secured to 7 the trailer bed 16 by means of ropes 18 and u~ilizes the 8 rope binder 22 made in accordance with principles of the 9 invention. It should be understood, of course, that while the in~ention illustrates the rope binder beiny utilized to 11 secure a load to a trailer bed, that the invention could be 12 utilized in any situation where ropes are used to tie a member 13 to a sup~ort.
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Referring not to FIG. 2, the rope binder 22 16 is shown in greater detail and includes an end base 24 17 having an end leg 26 and a central leg 28. The end base 24, 18 the end leg 26 and central leg 28 are integrally formed in 19 a common plane with the axes of the end leg 26 and the central 28 being perpendicular to the axis of the end base. A
21 generally U-shaped arm 34 is formed of a first end post 36 22 and a second end post 38 which are joined together at one 23 end thereof by means of a side post 42. The first end post 36 24 is integrally connected to the end base ~4 adjacent the centra~
leg 28 and extends at an obtuse angle therefrom. The free 26 end 44 of the second end post 38 is spaced from the central 27 leg 28 a sufficient distance to allow a rope to pass there-28 between as will be explained in greater detail hereinafter.
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2 Referring now to FI~. 3, the rope 18 is 3 secured around the load 14, and then fed intermediate the end leg 26 and the central leg 28. Then the rope is positioned around a fixed member such as a L-shaped rope 6 holder 46 secured to a fixed surface such as the truck 7 bed 16. Then the rope is fed thro-~gh the space defined 8 by the central leg 28 and the second end post free end 44 9 enabling the rope -to be positioned between the first end post 36 and the second end post 38. The rope is then 11 positioned over the side post 42.

13 When a Eorce is applied to the rope 18 in 1~ the direction sho~ln by the arrow in FIG. 3, sufficient tension is applied to the rope so as to enable any slack 16 in the rope to be .removed therefrom. During this process 17 the rope 18 movement along the rope binder 22 surfaces 18 minimizes friction. Typicall~, the rope binder 22 may be 19 made of aluminum or other metal or can be molded from sufficientl~ hardened plastic material.

22 Referring not to FIG. 4, when sufficient 23 slack has been removed from the rope 18, the side post 42 24 of the U-shaped on 34 will normally be moved to the posLtion shown. The rope may be then knotted, otherwise secured as 26 shown in FIG. 4 by securing the rope end around the portions 27 of the rope which have been passed between the~end leg 26 28 and the central leg 28 and the portion of the rope which 29 passes through the end post 36 and 38.
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Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. An integrally formed rope binder for use when apply-ing tension to a rope securing a load comprising:
an end base member having a first end leg and a central leg whose axes extend generally transverse to the axis of the end base member for enabling a rope having a thickness less than the distance between said legs to move at any point between said legs with relative ease; and a generally U-shaped arm defined by a pair of end posts inter-connected by a side post, one of said end posts being integrally connected to one end of said end base member and a free end of said other end post being spaced from said central leg for enbaling a rope to pass intermediate said end post free end and said central leg, the axis of said end base member and the axis of said integrally connected end post intersecting to define an obtuse angle in a plane sub-stantially normal to the plane defined by the axes of said first end leg and central leg, and whereby said binder is easily removable from said rope.