Patent ID: 8336859
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A strap-tensioning apparatus including: a frame including two walls each including a recess defined in an edge; a handle including two walls each including a lobe formed on an edge, wherein the handle is pivotally connected to the frame; a reel rotationally supported on the frame; two ratchets connected to the reel so that the ratchets can be rotated together with the reel; a first detent including a chamfered tip formed thereon, wherein the first detent is movably supported on the handle and biased to engage with the ratchets, the ratchets can slide on the chamfered tip of the first detent when the chamfered tip of the first detent is movably located in the recesses of the walls of the frame; and a second detent movably supported on the frame and biased to engage with the ratchets, wherein the second detent is disengaged from the ratchets by the lobes of the walls of the handle to allow a strap to be reeled out from the reel when the chamfered tip of the first detent is movably located in the recesses of the walls of the frame.