US 12,247,640 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. 17/971,263.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133447 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0229897 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F16G 11/12 (2006.01); B25B 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16G 11/12 (2013.01) [B25B 25/00 (2013.01)] 18 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 drive axle assembly including a drive axle coupled to at least one gear;
a first drive head on the drive axle that is adapted to driven by a device, and the first drive head having a first portion and a second portion;
an end of the first drive head on the first portion, wherein the first portion is adapted to be sacrificially used to drive the at least one gear and if the first portion becomes damaged, then the first portion is sacrificed and severed to leave the second portion connected to the at least one gear and then the second portion is adapted to be used by the device to drive the at least one gear after the first portion was sacrificed, severed and discarded;
a tubular member extending along an axis, and the tubular member having a second gear fixedly attached 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; and
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.