Tie-down device

A tie-down device for securing a load to another object, comprising a buckle assembly having:

• an outer housing having parallel first and second side walls, a bridge that has opposite ends connected to the first and second side walls, and first and second end walls, each end wall having opposite ends connected to the first and second side walls;
• an opening defined by the second end wall, the bridge and the first and second side walls;
• a pivoting member extending through the first and second side walls;
• a biasing member carried on the pivoting member;
• a cam-shaped locking button which is located on the pivoting member and is normally biased by the biasing member into a locked position, the locking button having a central bore formed therethrough and receiving the pivoting member, the locking button further including at least one row of serrated teeth on a projecting surface thereof, which are biased downwardly by the biasing member into substantial engagement with the second end wall;
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• a hook having a neck extending from the first end wall and a bar so that a space is defined between the bar and the first end wall, wherein the hook is provided in the same piece and same material of the outer housing.