Patent ID: 6609275
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B60P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A strap tightener apparatus comprising:a seat; a lever pivotally mounted to said seat by a rotatable shaft, said rotatable shaft having a slot extending therethrough, said lever pivotally movable between a first position and a second position; a ratchet means mounted to said lever and to said seat, said ratchet means for selectively allowing said rotatable shaft to rotate only in a single direction; and an auto-pulling device attached to said seat, said auto-pulling device comprising: a housing connected to said seat, said housing having a slot formed therein; a reversing means rotatably received in said housing, said reversing means comprising and annular reel received in said housing and a spiral power spring received in said reel, said power spring having a first end securely attached to said housing and a second end securely attached to an inner periphery of said reel; a first strap extending through said slot in said shaft of said lever and through said slot of said housing, said first strap having a first end wound around said reel and a second end extending outwardly of said seat, said second end having a first fastener affixed thereto, said reversing means for retracting said first strap when said lever is rotatably moved inwardly from said second position to said first position; and a second fastener mounted to said seat.