Multiple cargo strap winders
The present invention relates to a device for winding a plurality of cargo straps thereon where the cargo straps can be removed without disturbing other mounted cargo straps due to a free-wheeling winding cylinder mount on the axle for each cargo strap to be mounted on the axle.
1. A cargo strap winding device for a plurality of cargo straps comprising:
a) a first and second end plate each plate having an inside face and an outside face;
b) an axle having a first end and a second end each end mounted to the inside face of the first and second end plate respectively in a manner which allows the axle to rotate circumferentially in a horizontal configuration;
c) a winding handle attached to the first end of the axle and positioned on the outside face of the first end plate for rotating the axle;
d) a plurality of strap winding cylinders circumferentially mounted on the axle each cylinder designed for accepting a cargo strap;
e) a plurality of magnets mounted in the axle and at least one magnet in each winding cylinder arranged such that when the handle is turned to rotate the axle, the magnets in the axle grab the magnets in the winding cylinders and cause the winding cylinders to rotate with the axle to allow winding of a strap around the winding cylinder while allowing the winding cylinder to rotate free of the axle when a strap mounted on the winding cylinder is removed; and
f) dividers separating each of the plurality of winding cylinders mounted circumferentially on the axle.
2. The winding device according to claim 1 wherein there is a top, bottom, front and back wall connecting the first and second end plates having an open configuration for accessing the winding cylinders and a closed position enclosing the winding cylinders.
3. The winding device according to claim 2 wherein there are drainage holes in at least one of the top, bottom, front and back walls.
4. The winding device according to claim 1 wherein the handle can be mounted to either the first or second end of the axle.
5. The winding device according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of devices are connected via their axle, end-to-end and operated via a single handle at an open end of one of the devices.