Patent ID: 7472890

Claim:
A fastener comprising: a frame including a first wall and a second wall spaced from the first wall; a collar connected to the first wall of the frame with the first wall intermediate the collar and the second wall; a reel inserted through and rotatable relative to the collar and the first and second walls of the frame so that a strap located between the first and second walls of the frame can be reeled in and reeled out when the reel is rotated in a direction and an opposite direction; a first switching device provided between the reel and the collar so that the first switching device is operable to switch the reel between a reel-out mode and a reel-in mode; and a second switching device provided between the reel and the frame so that the second switching device is operable to switch the reel between a reel-in mode and a reel-out mode, with the second wall intermediate the second switching device and the first wall.