Patent ID: 8343182

Claim:
A windlass tourniquet assembly, comprising: an elongate main strap extending between a first end and an opposite second end; attachment means for attaching the first end of the main strap to the second end of the main strap, at least a portion of the attachment means being disposed at the first end of the elongate main strap; a first pulley anchor fixedly attached to the main strap at a first location between the first and second ends; a second pulley anchor fixedly attached to the main strap at a second location between the first and second ends; a windlass pulley cord freely passing through the first pulley anchor and the second pulley anchor, such that the windlass pulley cord is slidably engaged with both of the first pulley anchor and the second pulley anchor, a length of an active section of the main strap being defined between the first location and the second location where the first pulley anchor and the second pulley anchor are attached, respectively, to the main strap; and an elongate windlass crank that is attachable to the windlass cord during use, wherein the windlass cord is twisted when the windlass crank is rotated during use, with the windlass cord sliding in engagement with at least one of the first pulley anchor and the second pulley anchor, thereby pulling the first pulley anchor and the second pulley anchor in an inward direction towards the windlass crank, effectively shortening the length of the active section of the main strap and thereby tightening the main strap during said use.