Patent ID: 6139234
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A cargo positioning device comprising:a base including two side walls having aligned first notches and aligned second notches,a pivotal member including two side walls and a connecting end adapted to connect with a handle for manual operation, the side walls of the pivotal member including aligned cams, the side walls of the pivotal member further including aligned slots, the side walls of the pivotal member further including aligned restrainers,a latch plate having two lateral sides slidably guided in the slots of the pivotal member, respectively, each said lateral side having a catch, an engaging section being formed between the lateral sides of the latch plate,a spindle rotatably extended through the side walls of the base, the spindle being connected with the cams on the pivotal member to rotate therewith,a cargo strap having an end securely attached to the spindle and releasably wound around the spindle,two ratchet wheels mounted on the spindle to rotate therewith, anda braking member pivotally mounted to the base and including two side walls each having a braking section for releasably engaging with an associated said ratchet wheel,whereby when the engaging section of the latch plate is engaged with the first notches, the catches of the latch plate are disengaged from the ratchet wheels and the cams of the pivotal member urge the braking sections of the braking member to a position disengaged from the ratchet wheels, thereby allowing rapid pulling of the cargo strap,whereby when the engaging section of the latch plate is engaged with the second notches, the catches of the latch plate are engaged with the ratchet wheels and the restrainers of the pivotal member urge the braking sections of the braking member to engage with the ratchet wheels, thereby preventing rotation of the spindle, andwhereby when the engaging section of the latch plate is neither engaged in the first notches nor engaged in the second notches, the catches of the latch plate engage with the ratchet wheels and the braking sections of the braking member are engaged with the ratchet wheels, thereby allowing rotation of the spindle for tightening the cargo strap.