Patent ID: 8544784
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B25B,F16G

Abstract:
1. A line tightener for taking up slack in a line comprising: a handle having a distal end; a shank having a proximal free end and a distal end remote therefrom; a coupler located between the distal end of the handle and the proximal free end of the shank for removably securing the shank to the handle, and wherein a slack portion of the line can be wound about the shank to form convolutions thereabout to take up slack in the slack portion; an arm extending from the distal end of said shank forming a first bight therebetween for receiving a line region located in the slack line portion, said arm having a distal end remote from the shank, and an outer surface for engaging the line to form the convolutions about the shank as the handle is rotated in a first direction; a stub extending from the distal end of the arm forming a second bight therebetween and having a terminal end being spaced from said second bight, said second bight engaging the line and being urged by tension to engage said line in a direction opposite the first direction to thereby resist unwinding of the convolutions from about said shank; and a tether formed of a strip of resilient material having end portions each formed with a slotted opening to receive corresponding line portions adjacent the shank, and an intermediate portion between the slotted openings formed with a center hole therein, said center hole for receiving the proximal free end of the shank therethrough, said tether cooperating with the shank and the line for securing the line and shank together.