Patent ID: 8234757

Claim:
A binding device for securing cargo on a rack comprising a strap having continuous cut-resistant strands running between first and second end portions, a buckle including a housing having a fixed connection to the first end portion of the strap, and a passage for sliding the second end portion of the strap through the housing, a spring biased pawl, in the housing, having a frictional surface configured to engage the strap as it passes through the passage, the pawl being biased against the strap in an orientation that allows tightening of the strap and prevents loosening of the strap, a control button being biased in a first position and pressable through a path to a second position, wherein pressing of the control button to the second position causes the pawl to disengage the strap, allowing the strap to be loosened, a lock connected to the housing, the lock being operable between locked and unlocked positions, and a follower coupled to the lock, the follower being completely out of the path of the control button when the lock is in the unlocked position, and blocking movement of the control button when the lock is in the locked position, wherein the strap is movable in a tightening direction but not in a loosening direction when the follower is blocking movement of the control button and the lock is in the locked position.