Patent ID: 6195848
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
A strap tensioning device adapted to be moveably slidable along a tensioning strap, said device comprising:a reel member having a reel slot for receiving the tensioning strap;a base member having opposable arms rotatably mounted on the reel member;a pair of ratchet wheels, each mounted on the reel member in a spaced apart relationship and between the base member arms;a locking plate slidably mounted between the base member arms for engagement with the ratchet wheels;a handle member having opposable arms rotatably mounted on the reel member for rotational movement toward and away from the base member;a pawl slidably mounted between the handle arms for engagement with the ratchet wheels and which rotatably drive the ratchet wheels and reel member when the handle member is rotated away from the base member; anda slotted member having a guide slot extending between the base member arms for receiving the tension strap, the guide slot being generally rectilinear and oriented perpendicular to the base member arms.