# US 2019/0154116 A1 · Ratcheting strap adjuster > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0154116 A1 - Document ID: US20190154116A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/192,243 - Filed: 2018-11-15 - Published: 2019-05-23 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-17 - Assignees: Pure Safety Group, Inc. - Applicants: Pure Safety Group, Inc. - Inventors: William Leo Farrell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190154116A1 ## CPC - F16G 11/12: Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire (straining wire in general B21F9/00) - A44B 11/125: {with strap tightening means} - A62B 35/0025: {Details and accessories} - A62B 35/0031: {Belt sorting accessories, e.g. devices keeping the belts in comfortable positions} - F16G: BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR - A44B: BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapted for footwear A43C) - A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00) ## Abstract A ratcheting strap adjuster comprising a bracket, a webbing plate, and one or more captive members. The webbing plate is rotatably coupled to the bracket. Each of the one or more captive members is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the one or more captive members restrict rotation of the webbing plate in one direction when the one or more captive members are in the engaged position and allow rotation of the webbing plate in the one direction and in an opposite second direction when the one or more captive members are in the disengaged position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ratcheting strap adjuster, comprising: a bracket; a webbing plate rotatably coupled to the bracket; and one or more captive members moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the one or more captive members restrict rotation of the webbing plate in one direction when the one or more captive members are in the engaged position and allow rotation of the webbing plate in the one direction and in an opposite second direction when the one or more captive members are in the disengaged position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 1, wherein the one or more captive members include an angled portion acting as a stop to restrict rotation of the webbing plate in the one direction when the one or more captive members are in the engaged position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 2, wherein the angled portion allows rotation of the webbing plate in the opposite second direction when the one or more captive members are in the engaged position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 1, wherein the one or more captive members includes a first captive member and a second captive member forming a cavity in which a portion of the webbing plate is positioned. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 4, wherein the first captive member and the second captive member each comprise: an angled portion acting as a stop to restrict rotation of the webbing plate in the one direction when the first and second captive members are in the engaged position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 5, wherein the angled portion allows rotation of the webbing plate in the opposite second direction when the first and second captive members are in the engaged position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 4, wherein the first captive member and the second captive member each comprise: a receiver portion forming a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity, the first receiving cavity configured and arranged to receive a biasing member, the second receiving cavity configured and arranged to receive the portion of the webbing plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 4, wherein the bracket includes an aperture through which the portion of the webbing plate extends, a first receiver positioned proximate one side of the aperture, a second receiver positioned proximate an opposing side of the aperture, the first receiver configured and arranged to receive a first biasing member configured and arranged to bias the first captive member, and the second receiver configured and arranged to receive a second biasing member configured and arranged to bias the second captive member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 8, wherein the first and second receivers are part of a spacer plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 9, wherein the spacer plate is positioned between the first and second captive members. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 9, wherein portions of the first and second captive members are positioned within the spacer plate. ### Claim 12 A ratcheting strap adjuster, comprising: a bracket; a webbing plate rotatably coupled to the bracket; and a first captive member and a second captive member moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein each of the first and second captive members includes an angled portion configured and arranged to restrict rotation of the webbing plate in one direction when the first and second captive members are in the engaged position and allow rotation of the webbing plate in the one direction and in an opposite second direction when the first and second captive members are in the disengaged position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 12, wherein each of the angled portions allows rotation of the webbing plate in the opposite second direction when the first and second captive members are in the engaged position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 12, wherein the first captive member and the second captive member each comprise a receiver portion forming a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity, the first receiving cavity configured and arranged to receive a biasing member, the second receiving cavity configured and arranged to receive the portion of the webbing plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 12, wherein the bracket includes an aperture through which the portion of the webbing plate extends, a first receiver positioned proximate one side of the aperture, a second receiver positioned proximate an opposing side of the aperture, the first receiver configured and arranged to receive a first biasing member configured and arranged to bias the first captive member, and the second receiver configured and arranged to receive a second biasing member configured and arranged to bias the second captive member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The ratcheting strap adjuster of claim 15, wherein the first and second receivers are part of a spacer plate.