Patent ID: 8590115
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A01K,F16B,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A securing device having an elongate body, including a first securing assembly connected to a second securing assembly for releasably securing first and second restraint portions, the first securing assembly includes a first clamping member hingedly connected to a second clamping member and hingedly movable between an unsecure position to a secure position to releasably secure the second restraint portion, the first securing assembly includes ribs extending orthogonal to the elongate body which clamp against the second restraint portion in the secure position, the second securing assembly includes a first element hingedly connected to a second element movable between an unsecure and secure position to releasably secure the first restraint portion, the first clamping member being connected to the first element, wherein at least some of the ribs include a plurality of teeth; wherein a finger receiving aperture is defined when the first and second elements of the second securing assembly move to the secure position, the finger receiving aperture being formed as a result of at least partial alignment of corresponding apertures in the first clamping member and the second element, wherein a locking finger extending from the second clamping member is receivable through the finger receiving aperture to engage and lock the first clamping member to the second clamping member when the first securing assembly is moved to the secure position.