US 12,241,523 B2
Method and apparatus for utilizing a repairable chain binder
Steven M. Helline, Canal Fulton, OH (US)
Assigned to KELLYSRT, LLC, Canal Fulton, OH (US)
Filed by Kellysrt, LLC, Canal Fulton, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,229.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133446 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0229896 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F16G 11/12 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01)
CPC F16G 11/12 (2013.01) [F16H 57/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chain binder comprising:
a first end opposite a second end defining a longitudinal direction therebetween. and a first side opposite a second side defining a transverse direction therebetween, wherein the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the transverse direction;
a lever body having a length that extends in the longitudinal direction, wherein the lever body defines an interior space, and the lever body rotates about an axis that is aligned in the transverse direction, and the lever body including a first boss extending outward in the transverse direction from one side of the lever body and a second boss extending outward in the transverse direction from another side of the lever body;
a drive axle assembly including a drive axle coupled to at least one gear;
a tubular member extending along the axis, and the tubular member having a second gear connected to the tubular member, wherein the second gear is in rotational communication with the at least one gear, wherein a portion of the tubular member extends in the transverse direction through the first boss, the interior space, and the second boss;
a first connector adjacent the first side and a second connector adjacent the second side, wherein movement of the at least one gear is configured to move the first and second connectors relative to each other to tension or relax an element to which the chain binder is attached; and
a third boss on the lever body that extends from the lever body in the transverse direction toward the first side, wherein the drive axle extends through the third boss.