US 12,352,334 B2
Tensioning device and driven member thereof
Timothy P. Squires, Williamsburg, MI (US); Ronald J. Hanna, East Jordan, MI (US); Kenneth J. Lamb, Petoskey, MI (US); and Joseph Krumme Bullard, West Chester, OH (US)
Assigned to REVOLOK USA, LLC, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by Revolok USA, LLC, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/228,008.
Application 18/228,008 is a continuation of application No. 17/699,361, filed on Mar. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,713,797.
Application 17/699,361 is a continuation of application No. 17/090,607, filed on Nov. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,313,436, issued on Apr. 26, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/930,710, filed on Nov. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0375072 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F16G 11/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16G 11/12 (2013.01) [G01L 5/047 (2013.01); B60P 7/0823 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tensioning device comprising:
a housing;
a first attachment feature coupled with the housing;
a sleeve that is rotatably coupled with the housing;
a drive member rotatably coupled with the housing and operably coupled with the sleeve such that rotation of the drive member facilitates rotation of the sleeve;
a driven member movably coupled with the sleeve and comprising a second attachment feature; and
a guide member coupled with the housing and mated with the driven member to prevent rotation of the driven member when the sleeve is rotated, wherein:
rotation of the sleeve relative to the driven member facilitates linear movement of the driven member relative to the sleeve between an extended position and a retracted position along a centerline; and
the first attachment feature is pivotally coupled with the housing, and the second attachment feature and the driven member are formed together as a one-piece construction.