US 12,186,599 B2
Ratcheting strap adjuster
Judd J. Perner, Missouri City, TX (US); Genith D. Ponce, Katy, TX (US); and Luis D. Herrera, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Pure Safety Group, Inc., Pasadena, TX (US)
Filed by Pure Safety Group, Inc., Pasadena, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/233,612.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/421,623, filed on Nov. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0139559 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. A62B 35/00 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); F16G 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 35/0025 (2013.01) [B23P 19/00 (2013.01); B23P 19/04 (2013.01); F16G 11/12 (2013.01); B23P 11/00 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of assembling a ratcheting strap adjuster, the method comprising:
obtaining a frame including a first side plate operatively connected to a second side plate, the first side plate having a first aperture and the second side plate having a second aperture aligned with the first aperture;
obtaining a rotation assembly including an intermediate portion interconnecting a proximal end and a distal end, a ratchet portion being operatively connected to the distal end and including gear teeth;
obtaining a captive member having an engaging portion and a lever portion;
inserting the distal end including the ratchet portion of the rotation assembly through the first and second apertures and positioning the proximal end proximate the first side plate and the distal end proximate the second side plate; and
movably connecting the captive member relative to the frame proximate the ratchet portion, wherein the captive member is movable between an engaging position and a releasing position, wherein the engaging portion is configured and arranged to selectively engage the ratchet portion of the rotation assembly in the engaging position.