BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
This invention emanated from the need of U.S. Pat. No. 8,978,295 B2 which, among other things, also serves as a Christmas tree stand such that there is a need for the tensioner/displacer to increase the pressure/force of the jaw members/grippers of U.S. Pat. No. 8,978,295 B2 on the Christmas Tree.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION
A tensioning/displacement system that is actuated/activated downwards via a pedal coupled with/to a lever which, when actuated/activated upwards not only releases/removes the tension but also reverses the displacement and automatically causes the pedal to be reset/repositioned to the pedal's position before the pedal actuated/activated the tensioner/displacement system.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show the front, side and top views respectively of the tensioning/displacement system in the non-locked as well as the non-loaded, non-tensioned and non-displaced state. FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 show the front, side and top views respectively of the tensioning/displacement system in the locked as well as the loaded, tensioned and displaced state.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show the front, side and top views respectively of the device's 1 cleat 2 in the cleat's 2 initial non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position while FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 show the cleat 2 in the locked/loaded/tensioned/displaced position. The displacement of the cleat 2 from the cleat's2 initial non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position is caused to occur as the pedal 3 is depressed downward as follows:
Starting with the device 1 in the non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the pedal 3 is then depressed down to the extent that the entire pedal 3 rotates about its pivot pin 3A clear of the hinged portion 4 of the lever 5 such that the spring 6 which is in the tension mode is now free to pull down the lever 5 and thus the cleat 2 mounted on the lever 5 in turn causing tension in item 7 which can be a string, cable or chain etc. attached to the cleat 2 at one end and also attached to a fixed point 8 which is at the other end and which is also located at a distance away from the side of the mounting board 9 which does not support either the pedal 3 or the lever 5. The end result of the foregoing operation is that the device 1 is in the locked/loaded/tensioned/displaced position as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. To re-establish the device 1 to be in the non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position, the following must occur: the lever 5 is then lifted back up to the lever 5's original non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 and then, because of the connection of the elastic cord 10 from the lever 5 to the pedal 3, the pedal 3 is pulled back up/reset against the stop 11, which is mounted perpendicularly on the hinged portion 4 of the lever 5, to the pedal's 3 initial non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position and as such the device 1 is ready to be shifted again from the non-locked/non-loaded/non-tensioned/non-displaced position to the locked/loaded/tensioned/displaced position.