Patent ID: 7093327

Claim:
A strap fastener set including a strap fastener for winding a first strap and a gauge provided between the strap fastener and a second strap, wherein the gauge includes: a cylinder tied with the second strap, the cylinder including a window defined therein and a scale provided thereon along the window; a first ring secured to the cylinder; a spring in the cylinder; a rod extending past the first ring through the spring for connection with the strap fastener; a second ring secured to the rod so that it is moved relative to the cylinder so as to compress the spring against the first ring as a tensile force is exerted on the straps, the second ring including an indicator formed thereon for cooperation with the scale in order to provide a reading of the tensile force; and a joint for connecting the rod with the strap fastener, wherein the joint includes a middle section pivotally connected with the rod and two terminal sections pivotally connected with the strap fastener.