Patent ID: 6847290

Claim:
Tension alert device for use with a load secured to a vehicle load bed, said device having a first elongate securing member having a first vehicle load bed connector and a first attachment link, said device comprising; a connector sleeve having an axial bore and a sleeve end portion connected to said first attachment link; a first contacter connected to an inner end portion of said connector sleeve and facing into said axial bore; a second contacter mounted to slide in said axial bore along a restricted path of travel and having a second vehicle load bed connector connected to said vehicle load bed, said second contacter facing said first contacter and being urged away therefrom when said first elongate securing member has a first tension threshold value; said second contacter being biased towards said first contacter when said first elongate member attains a second tension threshold value, said first contacter having an electrical signal generator for producing an electrical signal, said electrical signal generator being activated when said second contacter is biased thereagainst.