Patent ID: 6192558
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanical trucker's knot, comprising:a first side member, having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion;a second side member, having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion;a first transverse member, having a first end joined to the second end of the first side member, and a second end joined to the second end of the second side member;two ear members extending from the first transverse member in a direction opposite that of the side members; anda clasping member, capable of movement between a closed position toward which it is biased by a spring, in which the first side member, the second side member, the transverse member and the clasping member form a closed loop, and an open position in which there is an opening between the first end of the first side member and the first end of the second side member, the clasping member having a first end that is pivotally connected to the first end of the first side member, and a second end that in the closed position is retained on the first end of the second side member, and in the open position is not so retained; anda second transverse member, parallel to the first transverse member, having a first end joined to the intermediate portion of the first side member, and a second end joined to the intermediate portion of the second side member.