Patent ID: 6978519

Claim:
A device for adjusting and locking a strap, said device comprising: a base portion, said base portion including a base having a first and a second side and a front and a back, a first sidewall extending away from said first side of said base, said first sidewall defining a window, a second sidewall extending away from said second side of said base, said second sidewall defining a further window; and a door portion cooperating with said base portion, said door portion having a first and a second edge, said door portion including a locking bar having a first and a second end, said locking bar extending between said first and second edges of said door portion, said first end of said locking bar defining a first positioning dial, said second end of said locking bar defining a second positioning dial such that in use of said device, said first positioning dial is movably located within said window and said second positioning dial is movably located within said further window; wherein said window has a cam surface which cooperates with said first positioning dial, and said further window has a further cam surface which cooperates with said second positioning dial such that in use of said device, with the strap disposed between said base and said locking bar, the strap is locked against movement relative to said device when said door portion is disposed in a locking disposition thereof relative to said base portion, and the strap is movably adjustable relative to said device when said door portion is pivoted relative to said windows to an adjusting disposition thereof; and wherein said first positioning dial defines a first locking rib, and said second positioning dial defines a second locking rib, such that said locking ribs maintain said positioning dials relative to said respective cam surfaces in such a manner that said device is selectively maintained in said locking disposition thereof for locking the strap relative to said device, and said device is selectively maintained in said adjusting disposition thereof for adjusting the strap relative to said device.