Patent ID: 7909306

Claim:
An improved ratchet strapping device, comprising: a frame including two lateral members, the lateral members each including a first exterior surface; a first strap connected to the frame; an axle installed on the frame and supported by the lateral members of the frame; a second strap connected to the axle, wherein the axle includes a slot through which the second strap is directed; two ratchets rigidly mounted on the axle and adjacent to the first exterior surface of the frame; a non-pivoting first detent slidably installed on the first exterior surface of the frame between an operative position in engagement with the ratchets and an idle position away from the ratchets; a handle including two support members pivotally installed on the axle, the support members each including a second exterior surface; a release device mounted on the second exterior surface of the handle, wherein the release device includes a non-pivoting second detent operable between an operative position in engagement with the ratchets and an idle position away from the ratchets; wherein each of the two lateral members of the frame includes a first cam having a radius greater than the ratchets and on which the non-pivoting second detent slides; and wherein each of the two support members of the handle includes a second cam having a radius greater than the ratchets and on which the non-pivoting first detent slides.