Patent ID: 6467134
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener for a strap having a looped end and a free end portion opposite to the looped end, the fastener comprising:(a) a plate member having a front face and a rear face, and comprising a central threaded opening between tile front and rear faces; (b) a retainer member fixedly attached to the plate member and including an abutment portion disposed in spaced relation to the rear face of the plate member behind the threaded opening, wherein the free end portion of the strap is received between the abutment portion and the plate member; (c) attachment means for attaching the plate member to the looped end of die strap; and (d) a connector having a threaded post portion received by the correspondingly threaded opening of the plate member in adjustable relation thereto, and having a remote end engageable with the free end portion of the strap to clampingly engage the strap against the abutment portion, the connector including an enlarged, integrally formed head portion; and wherein the plate member is a circular washer.