Patent ID: 9073187
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B25B,B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tensioning device for tying down items in a utility application comprising: an outer tube; a threaded tube having threads formed on an inner diameter of the tube, the threaded tube positioned within the outer tube; a drive insert positioned within the threaded tube, the drive insert including threads formed thereon that mate with the threads formed on the threaded tube, a cable attached to the drive insert at one end of the cable and including an attachment structure for attaching to a desired medium at an opposing end of the cable; a drive member coupled to the drive insert, the drive member rotating the threaded tube and tensioning the cable; one or more anti-rotation inserts disposed within the threaded tube, said one or more anti rotation inserts preventing rotation of the drive insert as the threaded tube is rotated.