Patent ID: 6561398
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for securing a bicycle on a vehicle rack comprisinga strap having teeth on a top side, a housing configured to receive the strap, the strap being moveable through the housing in a tightening direction and in an opposite loosening direction, a pawl pivotally mounted on the housing, the pawl having a front end and a back end, the back end of the pawl being biased into engagement with the teeth on the top side of the strap, the teeth being configured so that when the pawl engages the strap, the strap is permitted to slide relative to the housing in the tightening direction but not in the loosening direction, a handle actuator pivotally connected directly to the housing, the handle actuator having teeth for engaging the teeth on the strap so that the handle actuator can be manipulated to drive the strap through the housing in the tightening direction while the pawl prevents loosening of the strap.