Self-Tightening Holding Strap

摘要

Improvements in a self-tightening holding strap that grips onto a tube. The strap uses an elastomeric cushion with hook and loop fasteners to hold the strap onto a tubular pipe. The hook and loop fasteners allows the self-tightening holding strap to be easily installed, removed and repositioned where desired. The elastomeric cushion conforms around a textured or powder coated surface to increase the gripping forces. The elastomeric cushion can expand slightly as forces increase but retain the high grip. A tightening clasp allows an installer to pull from only one side of the self-tightening holding strap with one or both hands and using the elastomeric cushion to prevent the self-tightening holding strap from sliding on the pole. The self-tightening holding strap to be sewn onto a cover, canopy or strap.

主权项

1. A self-tightening holding strap comprising:
a base strap sized to wrap essentially twice around a pole where said base strap is being secured; said base strap having a buckle with a first elongated opening and a second elongated opening, wherein at least a portion of said base strap loops through said first elongated opening and back onto an inside surface of said base strap; an elastomeric strap secured to an inside of said base strap covering to wrap between 90 degrees and 320 degrees of said pole; said elastomeric strap configured adjacent to said buckle and covering said at least a portion of said base strap that looped through said buckle; a first strip of hook and loop fastener secured to an outside of said base strap; said first strip of hook and loop fastener sized to wrap between 90 degrees and 320 degrees of said pole; a second complimentary strip of said hook and loop fastener secured to said outside of said base strip, thereby allowing complimentary said hook and loop fasteners to join when a free end of said base strap is passed through said second elongated opening and folded back onto said base strap, and a perpendicular tension strap joined to said base strap whereby loading on said perpendicular tension strap increases a grip force of said elastomeric strip on said pole.