Patent ID: 6868585

Claim:
A web adjuster device comprising: a frame having a bottom surface and an opposite top surface defining a first web engaging surface, the frame including a pair of upstanding side walls extending upwardly away from the first web engaging surface; a web clamping member movably mounted to the frame between the pair of side walls, the web clamping member defining a second web engaging surface and a third web engaging surface separate from the second web engaging surface; and a web extending into a first end of the frame through an opposite second end of the frame, the web received between the sidewalls and between the first and second web engaging surfaces and in contact with the third web engaging surface; wherein the web traveling in a first direction through the device engages the third web engaging surface to force the second web engaging surface toward the first web engaging surface to trap the web therebetween, and the web traveling in a second opposite direction through the device engages the third web engaging surface to force the second web engaging surface away from the first web engaging surface to allow web travel in the second opposite direction, the third web engaging surface being maintained within the frame above the bottom surface of the frame through full range of movement of the web clamping member relative to the frame; wherein the first and second web engaging surfaces are configured to grip the web as the second web engaging surface of the web clamping member is forced toward the first web engaging surface of the frame; wherein the web clamping member includes a handle portion configured for manual manipulation of the web clamping member; and wherein the web clamping member includes a protrusion extending downwardly toward the top surface of the frame, the protrusion defining the third web engaging surface of the web clamping member; and wherein the protrusion is located between the second web engaging surface of the web clamping member and the handle portion thereof.