Patent ID: 11959307
Assignee: INTERLOCK USA, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A lever operator for applying a tension force to one or more pliable connectors, comprising:
a casing;
first and second sliders disposed within the casing, the first and second sliders translatable between first and second relative positions;
at least one linkage coupling the first slider to the second slider, such that translation of the first slider in a first direction causes the second slider to move in a second direction different than the first direction;
a first linkage arm fixedly attached at one end to the casing at a first pivot point, and pivotally attached at the other end to a lever or handle at a second pivot point;
a fixed linkage arm extending at an angle proximate one end of the lever or handle, the fixed linkage arm comprising a third pivot point;
the lever or handle in pivotal communication with the first slider at the third pivot point, and in pivotal communication with the first linkage arm at an intermediate point on the handle at the second pivot point, such that when the lever or handle is rotated from a first position to a second position, the third pivot point translates toward the first pivot point on the casing along a longitudinal axis; and
one or more pliable connectors attached at one end to the second slider,
wherein, when the lever or handle is rotated from the first position to the second position, the linkage arm pivots about the first and second pivot points causing the first and second sliders to translate between the first and second relative positions, the second slider applying a tension force to the one or more pliable connectors as the second slider translates to the second relative position.