Patent ID: 8069540

Claim:
A strapping system comprising: a strap having first and second ends, and opposite first and second faces carrying first and second arrays of touch fastening elements, respectively; and a buckle assembly releasably attached to the first end of the strap, the buckle assembly including: a buckle defining an opening sized to receive the second end of the strap; and an attachment portion coupled to the buckle, the attachment portion having opposing first and second surfaces that releasably engage the touch fastening elements on the first and second faces of the strap, respectively, to releasably secure the buckle to the strap with the first end of the strap positioned between the opposing first and second surfaces of the attachment portion and the second end of the strap spaced from the buckle assembly, wherein the strap includes touch fastening elements engageable with other touch fastening elements of the strapping system such that, with the buckle assembly attached to the first end of the strap, the second end of the strap is configured to be wrapped about an object and inserted through the buckle opening, to secure the strapping system about the object.