Title of Invention	A DEVICE FOR STRAPPING ARTICLES TO A PART OF AN AUTOMOBILE FOR SECURELY FASTENNING SUCH ARTICLES THERETO
Abstract	A device for stripping articles to a part of an automobile for securely fastening such articled there to, comprising a rotatably mounted shaft, the first portion of the shaft having a belt wound.'around it. with the inner end of the belt fixed to the first portion of the shaft and the outer end of the belt free; a hook attached to the said free end of the belt, for engagmg with an eye fixed to, or near, the said part; a coil spring, accommodated in a housing, the first end of the spring being fixed to the second portion of the shaft, with the second end of the spring being attached • « to the housing, whereby the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on Ihe shaft, under spring tension, the belt, in its un wound state, strapping the said articles securely to the said part, when the hook is engaged with the said eye.

Title of Invention

A DEVICE FOR STRAPPING ARTICLES TO A PART OF AN AUTOMOBILE FOR SECURELY FASTENNING SUCH ARTICLES THERETO

Abstract

A device for stripping articles to a part of an automobile for securely fastening such articled there to, comprising a rotatably mounted shaft, the first portion of the shaft having a belt wound.'around it. with the inner end of the belt fixed to the first portion of the shaft and the outer end of the belt free; a hook attached to the said free end of the belt, for engagmg with an eye fixed to, or near, the said part; a coil spring, accommodated in a housing, the first end of the spring being fixed to the second portion of the shaft, with the second end of the spring being attached • « to the housing, whereby the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on Ihe shaft, under spring tension, the belt, in its un wound state, strapping the said articles securely to the said part, when the hook is engaged with the said eye.

Full Text	This invention relates to a device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile, more particularly, though not exclusively, two wheeler motor vehicles, for securely fastening such articles there to. Known to the art are satchels fixed to the top of the fuel tank of motor cycles which are intended for carrying articles, such as, documents, a comb, and so on. However such satchels are not suited to carry bigger objects like books and other articles of large size. Besides, such satchels detract from the general appearance of the vehicle. Also known to the art are hooks welded to the body of the vehicle below the pillion from which the articles to be carried are slung from a bag fixed to a hook. However, such devices again make the vehicle appear ungainly. It is an object of this invention to propose a device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile, and also for unstrapping such articles, whenever required, quickly and easily. The articles, once strapped in position, are held securely in place. The size of the articles that can be carried is comparatively greater than the size of die articles carried by devices such as the fuel tank satchels. Furthermore, the strap, when not in use, is out of sight since the device proposed herein is generally intended to be mounted below the fuel tank of the vehicle or some such place. The foUowmg further description of this invention will disclose various other features of the proposed device. The device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile for securely fastening such articles thereto, according to this invention, comprises a rotatably mounted shaA, the first portion of the shafl having a belt wound around it, with the inner end of the belt fixed to the first portion of the shaft and the outer end of the belt free; a hook, attached to the said free end of the belt, for engaging with an eye fixed to, or near, the said part; a coil spring, accommodated in a housing, the first end of the spring being fixed to the second portion of the shaft, widi the second end of the spring being attached to the housmg, whereby the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on, the shaft, under spring tension, the belt, in its unwound state, strapping the said articles securely to the said part, whenever the hook is engaged with the said eye. The proposed device will now be described in greater detail widi reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of example and not by way of limitation one of various possible embodiments of this invention. In the drawmgs, Fig.l illustrates an exploded view of the embodiment Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate the unwound belt with the hook engaging with the eye. Fig54 illustrates articles strapped to the fuel tank of a two wheeler motor vehicle And Fig. 4 illustrates the appearance of the general « assembly of the embodiment. A rotatably mounted shaft S has a Hrst portion SI with a a belt B wound around it. The inner end of the beh B (not illustrated) is fixed to the portion SI of the shaft and the outer end B2 of the belt is free. A hook H is attached to the said free end B2 of the belt for engaging with an eye E fixed to or near, the part of M of the vehicle where the articles are to be strapped. A coil spring C is accommodated in a housing T, one end of the spring being fixed to the second portion S2 of the shaft, with the other end of the spring being attached to the housing T. The second portion S2 of the shaft is supported within the housing T. The first portion of the shaft SI is supported between side plates PI and P2 and held in place by a clamp D. The plates PI and P2 are located by the pins Q. From the foregoing description it will be seen that the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on, the shaft, under the tension of the coil spring C. The belt B is unwound by manudly pulling on it and rewound by manually releasing it, when it reverts to its unwound state under the tension of the coil spring C. In its unwound state, the belt B is made to strap the articles A placed, for instance, on the fuel tank G of the vehicle and the hook H engaged with the eye £. The tension of the coil spring causes the belt B to strap the articles A tightly and securely in place on the fuel tank. Whenever the articles A are to be removed, all that is necessary to be done is disengage the hook H from the eye E and release the belt. The belt now reverts to its unwound state under the tension of the coil spring C. The device proposed herein is unobtrusive when installed. It is brought into use only when necessary; otherwise it is out of sight. It is quick and effective in performance. It is simple in construction and easy to operate. From what has been just described and illustrated, it will be clear that other embodiments of the device proposed herein are possible, without departing from the scope and ambit of this invention. We Claim: 1. A device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile for securely fastening such articles thereto, comprising a rotatably mounted shaft, the first portion of the shall having a belt wound around it, with the inner end of the belt fixed to the first portion of the shaft and the outer end of the belt free; a hook attached to the said free end of the belt, for engaging with an eye fixed to, or near, the said part; a coil spring, accommodated in a housmg, the first end of the spring being fixed to the second portion of the shaft, with the second end of the spring being attached to the housing, whereby the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on, the shaft, under sprmg tension, the belt, in its unwound state, stapping the said articles securely to the said part, whenever the hook is engaged with the said eye. 2. A device as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the second portion of the shaft is supported within the housing. 3. A device as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the first portion of the shaft is supported between two side plates and held in place by a clamp. 4. A device as claimed in Claim 3 wherein the belt is located between the two side plates and retained in position therebetween. 5. A device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile for securely fastening such articles thereto, substantially as herein described and illustrated with reference to in the accompanying drawings.

Full Text

This invention relates to a device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile, more particularly, though not exclusively, two wheeler motor vehicles, for securely fastening such articles there to.
Known to the art are satchels fixed to the top of the fuel tank of motor cycles which are intended for carrying articles, such as, documents, a comb, and so on. However such satchels are not suited to carry bigger objects like books and other articles of large size. Besides, such satchels detract from the general appearance of the vehicle.
Also known to the art are hooks welded to the body of the vehicle below the pillion from which the articles to be carried are slung from a bag fixed to a hook. However, such devices again make the vehicle appear ungainly.
It is an object of this invention to propose a device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile, and also for unstrapping such articles, whenever required, quickly and easily. The articles, once strapped in position, are held securely in place. The size of the articles that can be carried is comparatively greater than the size of die articles carried by devices such as the fuel tank satchels. Furthermore, the strap, when not in use, is out of sight

since the device proposed herein is generally intended to be mounted below the fuel tank of the vehicle or some such place.
The foUowmg further description of this invention will disclose various other features of the proposed device.
The device for strapping articles to a part of an automobile for securely fastening such articles thereto, according to this invention, comprises a rotatably mounted shaA, the first portion of the shafl having a belt wound around it, with the inner end of the belt fixed to the first portion of the shaft and the outer end of the belt free; a hook, attached to the said free end of the belt, for engaging with an eye fixed to, or near, the said part; a coil spring, accommodated in a housing, the first end of the spring being fixed to the second portion of the shaft, widi the second end of the spring being attached to the housmg, whereby the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on, the shaft, under spring tension, the belt, in its unwound state, strapping the said articles securely to the said part, whenever the hook is engaged with the said eye.
The proposed device will now be described in greater detail widi reference to the accompanying drawings

which illustrate, by way of example and not by way of limitation one of various possible embodiments of this invention. In the drawmgs,
Fig.l illustrates an exploded view of the embodiment
Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate the unwound belt with the hook engaging with the eye.
Fig54 illustrates articles strapped to the fuel tank of a two wheeler motor vehicle
And Fig. 4 illustrates the appearance of the general
«
assembly of the embodiment.
A rotatably mounted shaft S has a Hrst portion SI with a a belt B wound around it. The inner end of the beh B (not illustrated) is fixed to the portion SI of the shaft and the outer end B2 of the belt is free.
A hook H is attached to the said free end B2 of the belt for engaging with an eye E fixed to or near, the part of M of the vehicle where the articles are to be strapped.
A coil spring C is accommodated in a housing T, one end of the spring being fixed to the second portion S2 of

the shaft, with the other end of the spring being attached to the housing T. The second portion S2 of the shaft is supported within the housing T. The first portion of the shaft SI is supported between side plates PI and P2 and held in place by a clamp D. The plates PI and P2 are located by the pins Q.
From the foregoing description it will be seen that the belt is enabled to unwind from, and rewind on, the shaft, under the tension of the coil spring C.
The belt B is unwound by manudly pulling on it and rewound by manually releasing it, when it reverts to its unwound state under the tension of the coil spring C.
In its unwound state, the belt B is made to strap the articles A placed, for instance, on the fuel tank G of the vehicle and the hook H engaged with the eye £. The tension of the coil spring causes the belt B to strap the articles A tightly and securely in place on the fuel tank. Whenever the articles A are to be removed, all that is necessary to be done is disengage the hook H from the eye E and release the belt. The belt now reverts to its unwound state under the tension of the coil spring C.

The device proposed herein is unobtrusive when installed. It is brought into use only when necessary; otherwise it is out of sight. It is quick and effective in performance. It is simple in construction and easy to operate.
From what has been just described and illustrated, it will be clear that other embodiments of the device proposed herein are possible, without departing from the scope and ambit of this invention.

We Claim:
1. A device for strapping articles to a part of an
automobile for securely fastening such articles
thereto, comprising a rotatably mounted shaft, the first
portion of the shall having a belt wound around it,
with the inner end of the belt fixed to the first portion
of the shaft and the outer end of the belt free; a hook
attached to the said free end of the belt, for engaging
with an eye fixed to, or near, the said part; a coil
spring, accommodated in a housmg, the first end of
the spring being fixed to the second portion of the
shaft, with the second end of the spring being attached
to the housing, whereby the belt is enabled to unwind
from, and rewind on, the shaft, under sprmg tension,
the belt, in its unwound state, stapping the said
articles securely to the said part, whenever the hook
is engaged with the said eye.
2. A device as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the second
portion of the shaft is supported within the housing.
3. A device as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein
the first portion of the shaft is supported between two
side plates and held in place by a clamp.

4. A device as claimed in Claim 3 wherein the belt is
located between the two side plates and retained in
position therebetween.
5. A device for strapping articles to a part of an
automobile for securely fastening such articles thereto,
substantially as herein described and illustrated with
reference to in the accompanying drawings.

Documents:

672-che-2003-abstract.pdf

672-che-2003-claims duplicate.pdf

672-che-2003-claims original.pdf

672-che-2003-correspondence others.pdf

672-che-2003-correspondence po.pdf

672-che-2003-description complete duplicate.pdf

672-che-2003-description complete original.pdf

672-che-2003-drawings.pdf

672-che-2003-form 1.pdf

672-che-2003-form 19.pdf

672-che-2003-form 26.pdf

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Patent Number

200601

Indian Patent Application Number

672/CHE/2003

PG Journal Number

30/2009

Publication Date

24-Jul-2009

Grant Date

26-May-2006

Date of Filing

21-Aug-2003

Name of Patentee

M/S. TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

Applicant Address

JAYALAKSHMI ESTATES, NO.8, HADDOWS ROAD, CHENNAI 600 006

Inventors:

#	Inventor's Name	Inventor's Address
1	RAGHAVAN VENKATESAN	8, HADDOWS ROAD, CHENNAI - 600 006
2	CHINTAN MANOJKUMAR SHAH	NO.8, HADDOWS ROAD, CHENNAI - 600 006

PCT International Classification Number

B60R9/00

PCT International Application Number

N/A

PCT International Filing date

PCT Conventions:

#	PCT Application Number	Date of Convention	Priority Country
1			NA