Patent ID: 6292987
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B60J,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A tie down device for sheet material such as a tarp and the like, said tie down device comprising:a bar;a sleeve having a slit extending from end to end thereof, said ends being open for receiving said bar and a sheet of material positioned around said bar, said slit enabling the sheet material to project outwardly through said slit on opposite sides of said bar, said bar having a cross section which is sized and configured so that both said bar and the sheet material are capable of being received in said sleeve;rope means secured to said bar and extending through the slit for enabling the device to be placed under tension so that said bar binds the sheet material positioned around said bar against said sleeve to firmly secure the sheet material to the device, thereby preventing the sheet material from slipping out of the device between the bar and the sleeve; andmeans for preventing said bar from sliding out through said ends of said sleeve when said device is placed under tension.