ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,640, issued on March 11, was assigned to KELLYSRT LLC (Canal Fulton, Ohio).
"Method and apparatus for utilizing a repairable chain binder" was invented by Steven M. Helline (Canal Fulton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chain binder to connect and apply tension to chains, straps, or the like used to secure cargo on any type of platform or vehicle. The chain binder includes a lever body; a first side portion; a second side portion; and gears that effectuate two modes of operation. Namely, a power driven mode of operation or a manual lever mode of operation. Rotations of the gears causes hooks or connectors, via movement of eye-...