Patent ID: 8171605

Claim:
An apparatus for buckling straps, comprising: an anchor peg attached to a first strap, the anchor peg having a first end proximate to the strap and a second end distal from the strap, wherein the anchor peg has at least one recess located between the proximate and distal ends; a clamping head attached either to the first strap or to a second strap, the clamping head having an outer portion and an inner portion, one or more magnets secured to a surface of said inner portion, and an opening extending therethrough that is adapted to receive insertion of the distal end of the anchor peg into or through the opening through the clamping head; and a rotatable cover removably attached to the outer portion of the clamping head, the rotatable cover being selectively moveable and rotatable from a first position to a second position, the rotatable cover comprising an outer portion and an inner portion, a locking element removable secured to said inner portion of the rotatable cover and a ferrous material component secured to a surface of said inner portion of the rotatable cover; wherein, when the rotatable cover is in the first position, the anchor peg can freely be inserted and removed from the opening in the clamping head and when the rotatable cover is in the second position, at least one of the magnets is biased against and releasably secured to the ferrous material component and the locking element is biased against and engages the recess of said anchor peg inserted into the opening of the clamping head to prevent removal of the distal end of the anchor peg from the opening through the clamping head.