Patent ID: 7454932

Claim:
A tensionable lockable tie down strap for securing a surfboard to a vehicle carry rack, said strap comprising: at least one flexible strap member including at least one reinforcing element; a buckle member comprising a body having an internal cavity in which is fixedly secured a captive end of said at least one flexible strap member inaccessibly within said body; a latch member adapted to releasably engage a free end portion of said strap member, said latch member being movable between a strap release position and a strap securing position; a lock mechanism to selectively secure said latch member in said strap securing position, said lock member being located in an inaccessible enclosure in said buckle member; and opposed jaw surfaces comprising a first jaw surface associated with said body and a second jaw surface associated with said latch member, said free end portion of said flexible strap member extending back around a load bearing member associated with said buckle to permit, in use, a mechanical advantage when a tensile force is applied to said free end portion of said strap member.