Patent ID: 7836560

Claim:
A fastener comprising: a frame including first and second walls on a floor; a handle; a reel inserted through the first and second walls of the frame and through the handle, wherein the reel includes a proximal end and a distal end; first and second bushings connected to the first and second walls of the frame, wherein each of the first and second bushings include two bosses formed thereon for preventing the bushing from rotation with respect to the frame, wherein the first and second bushings receive the proximal and distal ends of the reel for preventing the frame and the handle from clamping the reel; first and second ratchet wheels connected to the proximal and distal ends of the reel respectively, with the first and second ratchet wheels being fixed to and rotatable with the reel, with the handle rotatably mounted upon the reel; a first detent movable on the frame for engagement with the ratchet wheels; a second detent movable on the handle for engagement with the ratchet wheels; and a strap inserted through and wrapped around the reel intermediate the first and second walls of the frame, wherein the strap can be reeled when the reel is rotated.