Cargo tiedown and locking device

Claim 1

A CARGO TIEDOWN AND LOCKING DEVICE TO BE USED WITH A WEB STRAP OR THE LIKE TO SECURE CARGO IN TRANSIT COMPRISING A BODY HAVING OPPOSED SIDE MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS HAVING A CUTOUT PORTION AND A CAM SURFACE PROVIDED BY SAID CUTOUT, AT LEAST TWO CONNECTING PINS SECURING SAID SIDE MEMBERS TOGETHER, AN OPERATING HANDLE HAVING A FORKED FORWARD END PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID SIDE MEMBERS SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE CUTOUT AND A NARROW ELONGATED USHAPED GRIPPING PORTION HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH ADJACENT SAID FORKED END, A HOOK POSITIONED IN SAID USHAPED GRIPPING PORTION HAVING AN OPENING IN ITS REAR PORTION REGISTERING WITH THE OPENING IN SAID HANDLE, AN ELONGATED PIN EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SAID HOOK AND SAID HANDLE AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY BEYOND THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS, GUIDE MEANS PROVIDED BY SAID ELONGATED PIN COOPERATING WITH SAID SIDE MEMBERS TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID HOOK BY SAID HANDLE TO A FORWARD OPEN POSITION AND TO A REARWARD POSITION OVER SAID CAM SURFACE TO SEAT SAID ELONGATED PIN IN SAID CUTOUT PORTION IN A LOCKED CLOSED POSITION.