Cable tensioning device for hunting tree stands or climbing ladders

摘要

A tensioning device for installing tree stands that includes a drive end and a cable output end to attach to a medium that is placed around a tree. The tensioning device creates more tension in the medium than is generally able to be applied by hand with ratchet straps or chains, which provides safer installation of a tree stand or climbing ladder. The tensioning device includes a drive system that can be driven with standard power tools or hand tools to retract a cable. The tensioning device may be designed with or without a clutch feature. The clutch feature allows for a desired cable tension to be reached for each installation and provides feedback to the operator when the correct tension is reached. The tensioning device includes an external bracket or hook for easily attaching to a tree stand or climbing ladder.

主权项

1. A tensioning device for attaching tree stands and hunting ladders comprising:
an outer tube; a tree stand bracket; a threaded tube having threads formed on an inner diameter of the tube, the threaded tube positioned within the outer tube; a drive insert positioned within the threaded tube, the drive insert including threads formed thereon that mate with the threads formed on the threaded tube, a cable attached to the drive insert at one end of the cable and including an attachment structure for attaching to a desired medium at an opposing end of the cable; a drive member coupled to the drive insert, the drive member rotating the threaded tube and tensioning the cable and one or more anti-rotation inserts disposed within the threaded tube, said one or more anti-rotation inserts preventing rotation of the drive insert as the threaded tube is rotated, the tensioning device attached to the tree stand bracket at one end of the tensioning device and attached to the desired medium at another end of the tensioning device.