Patent ID: 6868587

Claim:
An improved strap tensioner comprising: a. a rigid base with a front flange member and a rear flange member; b. an intermediate member pivotally connected to said rigid base, said intermediate member including a lower first cam surface; c. a tension lever longitudinally aligned and pivotally mounted to said intermediate member, said tension lever including a lower clamping flange; d. means for pivotally connecting said tension lever to said intermediate member so that said first cam surface is disposed above said lower clamping flange on said tension lever; e. means for biasing said tension lever and said intermediate member in opposite directions; f. a means for biasing said intermediate member in a rearward direction on said rigid base; g. a means for coupling the movement of said tension lever and said intermediate member so that when said tension lever is rotated a predetermined distance in a forward direction, said intermediated member is engaged and begins to rotate in a forward direction; f. a brake lever pivotally connected to said rigid base, said brake lever including a second cam surface that presses against a strap extended longitudinally onto said rigid base to prevent movement of said strap when extended through said rigid base and disposed under said first cam surface; and, g. a biasing means connected to said brake lever to forcible press said second cam surface against a strap extended longitudinally over said rigid base and under said first cam surface.