Patent ID: 7713221

Claim:
A tightener for orthopedic use, comprising in combination a) a guide loop having opposite primary and secondary non-metallic sections, said sections having cross sections which have elongated oval layer shape, b) a first orthopedic strap anchored to said primary section for passing about a user's arm, or leg member, and then passage through the loop to extend in a first tightening direction, by passing generally linearly under the oval surface of the secondary section and then over the oval surface of the primary section, the strap being in contact with said oval surfaces and extending in substantially same linear direction as directed by such dual contacts, c) a second orthopedic strap anchored to said secondary section to extend in a second and opposite tightening direction, d) whereby the two straps extending in said first and second directions can be manually pulled in said opposite directions to tighten the first strap about said member, e) and the two tightened orthopedic straps then connected by push together connection to tightened extent of the first strap to hold tension transmission via said loop sections and straps, f) each of said primary and secondary, elongated oval cross section layer shaped sections having inward and outward facing sides, said first strap extending directly adjacent and flatly engaging a substantially flat surface of said inward facing side of said secondary section and also extending directly adjacent and flatly engaging a substantially flat surface of said outward facing extent of said primary section, the straps having terminals attached only to edges of the sections.