US20160174696A1 - Strap and Handle Assembly - Google Patents

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US20160174696A1
US20160174696A1 US14/908,993 US201414908993A US2016174696A1 US 20160174696 A1 US20160174696 A1 US 20160174696A1 US 201414908993 A US201414908993 A US 201414908993A US 2016174696 A1 US2016174696 A1 US 2016174696A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/004—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping with an automatic spring reel
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
    • A45F2005/1006—Handles for carrying purposes with means embracing the hand article to be carried
    • A45F2005/1013—Handles for carrying purposes with means embracing the hand article to be carried comprising a strap or band

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  • This invention relates to an improved strap and handle assembly of the kind used for portering items of different dimensions.
  • a principle object of the present invention is to improve upon these proposals by providing an assembly in which (a) the strap cannot be accidentally disengaged from the handle when it is carrying a load and (b) the strap can be wound onto its spool and then locked using the same hand which is carrying the handle.
  • a strap and handle assembly for portering items of miscellaneous dimensions, the assembly, comprising a handle, a pair of anchorage points for a strap in spaced relation on the handle, at least one of said points allowing passage of the strap therethrough to adjust the length of the strap which extends between the anchorage points and means for releasably locking the strap relative to said one anchorage point when a chosen length of the strap extends between the anchorage points, characterised in that the strap has a free end which is releasably engageable with the other of said anchorage points by means of a tab having side lugs which engage in respective slots in the handle adjacent said other anchorage point and each opening upwardly of the handle, the lugs and slots having respective shapes such that when the tab is rotated so that the strap extends away from the handle the lugs cannot be disengaged from the slots.
  • Each lug is preferably formed with at least one flat side and the associated slot will accommodate said lug in the greater part of its length only when the latter is rotated to a position in which the tab aligns with the slot, said slot having a blind end remote from the open end of said slot which is enlarged relative to said greater part of its length such that when the associated lug is in the enlarged part of the associated slot said lug can be freely rotated.
  • a spool is preferably mounted on or in the handle associated with said one anchorage point to store the length of the strap which does not extend between the anchorage points.
  • the handle may be provided by a hollow casing in which the spool is rotatably mounted in separated relation to said other anchorage point and the strap can pass around and between the spool and said other anchorage point and has a leading end which emerges from the casing and is connectable to the casing, means being provided to tension a loop of the strap thus formed around an item to be carried and to then lock the strap against emergence from the casing.
  • Means is preferably provided for rotating said at least one spool to retract the strap into the casing.
  • Said rotating means may comprise a wheel accessible for manual operation externally of the casing.
  • Said wheel preferably rotates the spool through a planetary gear system which rotates the spool more slowly than said wheel.
  • Said rotating means preferably comprises a clock spring.
  • the spool is preferably integral with a ratchet which cooperates with a pawl to permit movement of the strap only into and not out of the casing wherein the pawl is spring urged into contact with the ratchet and wherein said manual disengagement means permits a loop of the strap to be formed and retained prior to being passed around an item to be carried.
  • the pawl is preferably manually disengageable from the ratchet to permit withdrawal of the strap from the casing.
  • the pawl is spring urged into contact with the ratchet and said manual disengagement means permits a loop of the strap to be formed and retained prior to being passed around an item to be carried.
  • FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from above and one side of an assembly in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line II-II of FIG. 1 ,
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing the mechanism by which the ratchets associated with the spool are engaged and disengaged
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the tab which terminates the free end of the strap.
  • the device illustrated comprises a handle assembly 10 in which a spool 11 is rotatably mounted.
  • the spool is flanked on either side by similar ratchet wheels 12 .
  • Wound onto the spool 11 is a strap 13 which emerges from the underside of the handle assembly 10 after passing around a fixed pin 14 .
  • the free end of the strap 13 terminates in a tab 15 shown in more detail in FIG. 4 .
  • the tab has side lugs 16 ′, 16 ′′ which will engage in slots 17 near the end of the handle assembly 10 remote from the spool 11 .
  • the slots 17 open upwardly of the handle assembly and have enlarged blind ends 17 ′.
  • the lugs 16 ′, 16 ′′ have flats enabling the tab 15 to pass down the slots 17 when the tab 15 is at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the handle assembly 10 .
  • the tab cannot re-emerge from the slots 17 . This is a safety feature to ensure that the tab 15 cannot be disengaged from the handle assembly 10 when the strap 13 surrounds an item to be carried.
  • the ratchet wheels 12 are engageable by a plate 18 urged into contact with the ratchet wheels by a spring 23 ( FIG. 3 ). With the ratchet wheels 12 engaged by the plate 18 the spool 11 can be rotated to wind the strap 13 onto the spool but cannot counter-rotate to release the strap from the spool.
  • the spool 11 is manually rotated by a thumb-wheel 19 accessible on one side of the handle assembly 10 .
  • a planetary gear system (not shown) is interposed between the thumb-wheel 19 and the spool 11 to provide a mechanical advantage to the thumb wheel 19 so that the strap 13 can be tensioned with less force.
  • the plate 18 To release the strap 13 sufficiently to surround an item to be carried the plate 18 is pressed down against the action of the torsion spring 22 sufficiently to clear the junction between the rebates 20 and 21 and then pulled back into the rebate 21 sufficiently to clear the ratchets 12 . With the plate 18 held in this position against the action of the compression spring 23 tending to bring it back into engagement with the ratchets 12 it is possible to unwind the strap 13 to form a loop of the strap sufficient to surround an item to be carried, all the time holding the plate 18 with the thumb of the same hand which is holding the handle 10 . With a loop of the strap sufficient to surround the item drawn from the spool the plate 18 is released and is brought back into the rebate 20 by the bias of springs 22 and 23 .
  • the plate engages the ratchets 12 temporarily to maintain the loop of strap so that an item to be carried can easily be surrounded by said loop.
  • the thumb-wheel 19 is rotated such that the ratchets 12 force the plate 18 out of rebate 20 , the plate riding over the teeth of the ratchets 12 against the action of the spring forcing the plate into contact with the ratchets.
  • the thumb-wheel 19 is released the spring bias of the plate 18 keeps it in contact with the ratchets 12 so that the latter cannot counter-rotate to release the item.
  • the resulting increased tension on the strap applies a corresponding pressure to the edge of plate 18 in contact with ratchets 12 such that the plate 18 is forced into rebate 20 where it cannot move or be accidentally released.

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GB1316232.6 2013-09-12
GBGB1316232.6A GB201316232D0 (en) 2013-09-12 2013-09-12 Combined strap and handle assembly
GBGB1400258.8A GB201400258D0 (en) 2013-09-12 2014-01-08 "Strap and handle assembly"
GB1400258.8 2014-01-08
PCT/GB2014/000345 WO2015036724A1 (en) 2013-09-12 2014-09-04 Strap and handle assembly

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US5042114A (en) * 1991-01-04 1991-08-27 Parrish Charles E Adjustable clamp with handle
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US7458488B2 (en) * 2003-08-29 2008-12-02 BASS Robert Portable carrying device with retractable strap
USD657241S1 (en) * 2011-02-25 2012-04-10 Nidetz David B Package carrier handle
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US2561911A (en) * 1950-05-20 1951-07-24 Mario O Cremona Package carrying and tightening device
US4828310A (en) * 1988-04-04 1989-05-09 Habitec International, Inc. Package handle
US5042114A (en) * 1991-01-04 1991-08-27 Parrish Charles E Adjustable clamp with handle
US5951080A (en) * 1998-09-25 1999-09-14 Wessner; Kurt H. Game carrying device
US6633770B1 (en) * 2000-02-11 2003-10-14 Tom Gitzinger Telecommunication device holster having a retractable earpiece assembly integrated with the holster
US7458488B2 (en) * 2003-08-29 2008-12-02 BASS Robert Portable carrying device with retractable strap
US8490251B2 (en) * 2009-06-18 2013-07-23 Rehrig Pacific Company Handle for pails
USD657241S1 (en) * 2011-02-25 2012-04-10 Nidetz David B Package carrier handle

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