Patent Application
20220251884
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The disclosure relates to restraining devices and more particularly pertains to a new restraining device that can be positioned and secured using one hand.
The prior art relates to restraining device, which may comprise dual loop straps and motorized chains.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing, a strap, a handle, and a locking unit. The housing defines an interior space and has a pair of apertures positioned therein. The apertures are positioned singly in a front end and a rear end of the housing. The strap, which has a first end engaged to the housing, extends from the housing loopedly back through the pair of apertures to define a loop. A second end of the strap is external to the housing. The handle is engaged to the strap proximate to the second end and is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user. The loop is configured for insertion of hands of a person so that the strap is positioned around wrists of the person. The user is positioned to pull on the handle to tighten the strap around the wrists of the person. The locking unit is engaged to the housing, positioned in the interior space, and is configured to selectively engage the strap to prevent expansion of the loop.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The housing 12 defines an interior space 30 and has a pair of apertures 32 positioned therein. The apertures 32 are positioned singly in the front end 28 and the rear end 26 of the housing 12. The strap 14, which has a first end 34 engaged to the housing 12, extends from the housing 12 loopedly back through the pair of apertures 32 to define a loop 36. A second end 38 of the strap 14 is external to the housing 12. The strap 14 may comprise plastic, or other flexible material, such as, but not limited to, metal chain, leather, and the like.
The strap 14 has a plurality of holes 40 positioned therethrough. The plurality of holes 40 extends from proximate to the first end 34 and the second end 38. Each hole 40 may be ovally shaped, as shown in
The handle 16 is engaged to the strap 14 proximate to the second end 38 and is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user. The handle 16 may be cylindrically shaped, as shown in
Each of a pair of plates 42 is engaged to a respective opposed end 44 of the handle 16. The plates 42 are configured to deter slippage of the hand of the user off of the handle 16. A grip 46 is engaged to the handle 16 and is configured to enhance a grasp of the hand of the user upon the handle 16. The grip 46 comprises rubber, silicone, or elastomer.
A connector 48 is engaged to the handle 16 and is configured to selectively engage a coupler positioned on the user. The connector 48 enables the user to attach the device 10 to a belt, harness, or the like, so that it is retained on the user and ready for use. The connector 48 may comprise an eyebolt 50, as shown in
The locking unit 18 is engaged to the housing 12, positioned in the interior space 30, and is configured to selectively engage the strap 14 to prevent expansion of the loop 36. The loop 36 is configured for insertion of hands of a person so that the strap 14 is positioned around wrists of the person. The user is positioned to pull on the handle 16 to tighten the strap 14 around the wrists of the person.
The locking unit 18 comprises an arm 52, which is hingedly engaged to the housing 12. A first terminus 54 of the arm 52 is external to the housing 12. A second terminus 56 of the arm 52 is positioned in the interior space 30 and to selectively insert into a respective hole 40 of the plurality of holes 40. The arm 52 has a spring 58 engaged thereto. The spring 58 may be external to the housing 12, as shown in
The arm 52 hinges as the strap 14 slides through the housing 12 by action of the user pulling the handle 16, concurrent with tensioning of the spring 58. The spring 58 is positioned to rebound to insert the second terminus 56 of the arm 52 into a respective hole 40 to prevent expansion of the loop 36. The first terminus 54 of the arm 52 is configured to be depressed by a digit of the hand of the user to extract the second terminus 56 from the respective hole 40, positioning the loop 36 for expansion to release the wrists of the person.
In use, the hands of the person are inserted into the loop 36. The user pulls on the handle 16 to tighten the strap 14 around the wrists of the person. The first terminus 54 of the arm 52 can be depressed by the user to release the wrists of the person.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
