A mechanically actuated cargo restraint system for a vehicle includes a rotatable reel in a frame, a first flexible tether, a base and a pawl. The frame includes a cog having a single tooth. The first flexible tether has a first end coupled to the rotatable reel and a second end capable of being coupled to one of a vehicle and a cargo item. The first flexible tether is windable around the rotatable reel. The base rotate with the reel. The pawl is pivotally connected to the base, and is biased in a first position that allows rotation of the pawl with respect to the cog. The pawl moves to a second position responsive to centrifugal force associated with a velocity of rotation of the rotatable reel exceeding a threshold. The pawl engages the cog in the second position to inhibit relative movement of the pawl with respect to the cog.

A cargo-restraint system includes a cargo-restraint apparatus and an anchor plate disposed on a sidewall of a pickup-truck box. The cargo-restraint apparatus includes a spool supported for rotation within a housing, and a strap wound on the spool and extendable and retractable relative to the housing. A strap-return mechanism rotationally biases the spool in a return direction of the strap. A ratchet assembly is supported by the housing and is configured to resist rotation of the spool in the return direction when engaged and to permit rotation when disengaged. The housing is configured to connect with the anchor plate to secure the cargo-restraint apparatus to the box.

A strap container that includes a housing and a winding assembly, such that the housing defines a compartment configured to store at least a portion of a strap. A sidewall of the housing has two or more protuberances extending outwardly, and one or more slots. The winding assembly is rotatably coupled to and extends through a base wall of the housing that is perpendicular to the sidewall. The winding assembly includes a strap coupling mechanism configured to removably secure the loose end of the strap within the compartment. A handle exterior to the housing includes a protrusion. The handle may switch between a deployed position that is operable to rotate the winding assembly and a stowed position to lock the handle, and to secure the strap within the housing. In the stowed position, the protrusion resides between two protuberances of the housing so as to prevent rotation of the winding assembly.

The present invention relates to a ratchet strap hook lock device for securing the hook of a ratchet strap to an anchor point. The body of the device can be attached to a ratchet strap by placing the strap within a notch in the body, placing at least one fastener through the body and fastening the fastener, and securing the lid to the body. Then, at least one hook of the lid can be placed on the base of a ratchet strap hook to further secure the device to the ratchet strap. When a user wishes to secure a hook of the ratchet strap to an anchor point, a lever of the device can be pushed through the body and locked into position such that an anchor point is positioned between the hook and the lever.

This invention is for safely speeding up the rewinding of a strap used to secure cargo on a truck or trailer. The Tool consists of a shaft which in use extends into the inside of a conventional strap winch drum. At the end of the shaft is a cylindrical elastomeric plug which is a tight fit into the inside of the winding drum. The shaft is then connected to a rotary drive apparatus comprising a hand crank or is power driven. Because the tool can be simply pushed into the drum and operated without the requirement of alignment of the shaft, for a mechanical connection between the shaft and winch drum, the operator's hands need not be on the tool other than on the handle which is not above the drum. This is typically quicker and safer than the prior art.

The present invention discloses a strap system for securing a payload. The strap system includes a first fastener having a connecting crosspiece, a reversing crosspiece, and a hanger capable of attaching to the payload. The strap system also includes a strap attached to the connecting crosspiece of the first fastener and capable of passing around the reversing crosspiece and tightening the strap around the payload.

Implementations of a single piece, quick connect and disconnect (SP-QCD chassis) system for connecting and disconnecting a load via a rope to a pulling force that includes a load bar connected to a first rail and a second rail, a locking bar connected to the load bar by a third rail and a connection point for attaching various state-of-the-art connecting devices of pulling forces. The rope, the load bar, and the locking bar are used to form a QCD knot that may be tied and untied relatively quickly. One end of a SP-QCD system can be attached to a pulling force and one leg of the knot formed on the SP-QCD may be connected to a load. In this way, a load can be connected to and disconnected from a pulling force relatively quickly.

A ratcheted lashing strap assembly is described as a lashing strap and a tightening device. The tightening devise has a frame and a winding axel, rotatable in the frame for winding up the lashing strap.

The rotatable axel is formed in steel and has a V-shaped cut in the axel that enables the initial fastening of the strap onto the axel very easy and fast. The fastening of the strap can be done anywhere on the length of the strap. With 2 turns of the axel the lashing strap is secured for its total load capacity.

The release of the lashing strap is equally easy as the strap can be removed from the V-Shaped cut in the axel without having to pull i through an opening in the axel.

A strap end manager holds a loose cargo strap end against a tight portion of the strap. The manager fits over an end of a loose strap, and the loose strap is wound around the manager. Top and bottom, right and left wings, fold around the strap and around the tight portion, and secure the wound loose end. The wings may include hook and loop material to retain the wings around the wound loose end. The strap end manager may further be used to facilitate storing cargo straps in the same manner as for holding loose cargo strap ends.

A stabilized attachment assembly (200) and ratchet load binder (100) using the stabilized attachment assembly (200) is provided. The stabilized attachment assembly (200) includes an attachment member (230) to which a lever arm (250) is coupled. The ratchet load binder (100) includes a tubular member (110) rotatably driven by a ratchet handle assembly (120). The attachment assembly (200) is threadedly engaged in one open end (116) of the tubular member (110) and an attachment member (130) is threadedly engaged in an opposing open end (116) of tubular member (110) and both are linearly displaced towards or away from one another responsive to rotation of the tubular member (110) in a particular direction. A user holds the lever arm (250) in one hand while reciprocally operating the ratchet handle assembly (120) with another hand.