Low clearance vehicle tiedown windlass mechanism
Abstract
Abstract A LOW SILHOUETTE VEHICLE TIEDOWN WINDLASS DEVICE HAVING A FRAME PLATE WHICH SLIDABLY GRIPS THE CROSS FLANGE OF A T-BEAM OF A CARGO CARRIER FOR MOVEMENT ONLY ALONG THE BEAM. A LOCKING DOG IS MOUNTED FOR LIMITED PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ADJACENT THE PLATE AND IS SPRING BIASED AGAINST THE PLATE TO INSERT A LOCKING PIN OF THE DOG INTO REGISTERING HOLES IN THE PLATE AND T-BEAM TO LOCK THE TIEDOWN AGAINST MOVEMENT ALONG THE T-BEAM. THE DEVICE HAS A LOW SILHOUETTE PAWL AND RATCHET WINDLASS MECHANISM INCLUDING A DRUM ROTATABLY CAPTURED IN THE FRAME AND CONNECTED TO ONE END OF A TIEDOWN CHAIN, THE DRUM BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLATE FOR TAKING UP AND PAYING OUT THE TIEDOWN CHAIN.
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- 👤 W Mietla
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