Patent ID: 11932162
Assignee: COMMERCIAL SEWING, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A ratchet strap tensioning mechanism comprising:
a barrel defining an axis of rotation;
a body and a handle coupled via the barrel, wherein each of the body, the handle and the barrel is independently rotatable about the axis of rotation;
at least one ratchet gear wheel mounted to the barrel, the at least one ratchet gear wheel being to the barrel at a position between a portion of the body and the handle;
a driver for rotatably driving the at least one ratchet gear wheel about the axis of rotation;
a pawl for restricting rotation of the at last one ratchet gear wheel about the axis of rotation; and
a force indicating device connected to at least one of the body and the handle, the force indicating device including a lever separate from and rotatable relative to the handle, wherein the force indicating device is operable to indicate to a user when a predetermined force is applied to the ratchet strap tensioning mechanism,
wherein the force indicating device further comprises a resilient member, and
wherein the resilient member is a click spring.