A tie down ratchet and strap includes, a ratchet shaft rotatably mounted in a ratchet body having a slot for receiving a wind-up strap therethough, a pair of ratchet wheels mounted on the ratchet shaft, a ratchet handle with a pawl engaging the ratchet wheels to rotate the ratchet shaft, a locking bar securing the ratchet wheels and ratchet shaft in position when the pawl is disengaged from the ratchet wheels, an anchor strap with a connector for securing the ratchet assembly to a first anchor point, and a wind-up strap including a non-metallic fabric strap with a braided metal outer cover extending continuously over the length of the non-metallic fabric strap.

An apparatus for securing cargo to a flatbed of a carrier vehicle. The apparatus includes two pulley blocks, the first pulley block and the second pulley block. The first pulley block having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having two pulleys arranged side-by-side. The second pulley block having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the second pulley having two pulleys arranged side-by-side. A first strap having a first end coupled to a first hook and the second end is coupled to a proximal end of the first pulley block. A second strap having a second hook at one end and the other end can be inserted into the second block pulley through its proximal end. The free end loops around the pulleys of the two pulley blocks and exits from the first pulley block. The free end of the second strap is having a handle.

A locking assembly is provided including a frame. The frame includes a slot and a recess positioned at a top portion of the frame. The assembly further includes a handle rotatably coupled to an end of the frame that is opposite the slot. The handle is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. The slot is configured to receive an attachment means. When the attachment means is in the slot and the handle is in the closed position, the handle is positioned in the slot on top of the attachment means such that the attachment means is prevented from moving with respect to the frame. A latch may be mounted to the handle. The latch is slidable between a locked position where a pin extending from the latch engages the recess of the frame and an unlocked position where the pin is positioned outside the recess.

A tie down locking mechanism includes a first plate including a first cavity and a first aperture, a second plate including a second cavity and a second aperture, and a spring mechanism that biases the first and second plates into a first position and that moves the first and second plates into a second position when the bias is overcome with an application of force. Each cavity includes an interior portion connected to an opening on a perimeter of the respective plate. When the first and second plates are in the first position, the openings of the first and second cavities are aligned and the apertures are not aligned. When the first and second plates are in the second position, the openings of the first and second cavities are not aligned and the apertures are aligned.

A load binding apparatus includes an elongated first part slidingly engageable to an elongated second part, the first and second parts including internal races or journal bearings to receive and provide guidance and support for a tie bolt, a tie bolt extending between the elongated first and second parts through the races/journal bearings to engage a threaded aperture in order to selectively shorten or elongate the load binding apparatus to control tension, and chain couplers at opposed ends to couple to a binding chain.

There is provided a tensioning device for tensioning chains to secure loads on a transport vehicle. The tensioning device comprises first and second U-shaped yokes with parallel arms and an open end for coupling to fitments. The first yoke bottom has a threaded hole, while the second yoke bottom has an unthreaded hole. A threaded bolt rotatably extends through the unthreaded hole and engageably extends through the threaded hole, coupling the first and second yokes together. A limiter with a limiter leg is secured to the first yoke at the open end. The leg limits rotation of a fitment relative to the first yoke. The tensioning device includes a drive assembly having a universal type joint releasably coupleable with the threaded bolt, and an extension bar extending therefrom. Actuating the extension bar of the drive assembly rotates the threaded bolt, moving the first yoke relative to the second yoke.

A ratcheting chain binder including a mechanical release to allowing the body to be freely moveable up to a fully extended position.

A winch for securing a load to a vehicle a is disclosed. The winch includes a mounting bracket with opposed flanges. The winch further includes a drum extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The drum is mounted relative to the opposed flanges so that the drum is rotatable about its axis. The winch includes a gear received on the drum and a worm configured to mesh with the gear so that a rotation of the worm causes a rotation of the gear. The winch further includes a clutch assembly between the drum and the gear. The clutch assembly is biasable between a first configuration in which the gear is fixed relative to the drum about the axis of the drum and a second configuration in which the gear is rotatable relative to the drum about the axis of the drum.

A bi-directional tightening device and a method for tightening of a threadable line, the tightening device having: a rotatable spool; a frame for supporting the spool, the frame has a handle for rotating the spool; a ratchet mechanism rotationally fixed to the spool; a drive pawl coupled to the frame; a locking mechanism configured for keeping the ratchet mechanism in place during a return stroke of the handle, wherein the ratchet mechanism has at least one first ratchet wheel for rotating the spool in a first direction, and at least one second ratchet wheel for rotating the spool in a second direction opposite the first direction, to allow bi-directional tightening of the line.

A safety tensioning device includes a base, a handle, a winding mechanism and a first bundling strap. The first bundling strap is disposed on the main rotating shaft and the winding mechanism. The winding mechanism includes a box, a coil spring component and a winding shaft passing through the box with two ends exposed out of the box. One end of the winding shaft is attached to the coil spring component, a centrifugal self-locking mechanism to stop the winding shaft winding when a rotation speed is too fast, is attached to another end of the winding shaft.