Webbing strap cam buckle connector with two-stage tightener

A two-stage tensioning connector-strap assembly comprising:

• an elongated connector body including a lever arm pivotally attached near one end of said connector body for rotation about a pivoting axis and a movable pressure pad mounted near another end of said connector body, said lever arm having a secured end portion of an elongated flexible strap pivotally and securely connected to said lever arm near to but spaced away from said pivoting axis of said lever arm, said flexible strap including a free end portion of a free end of said elongated flexible strap opposite the secured end portion, wherein said free end portion being optionally clamped between said pressure pad and said connector body by a releasable pressure that is of adequate pressure to hold said flexible strap in a desired position, said free end portion of said flexible strap slidably passing through past said pressure pad in a passage direction that shortens a length of said strap to define a first stage tensioning thereof, said lever arm being pivotable through a range of rotation so as to be allowed to subsequently rotate nearly

A webbing strap cam buckle connector configured as a two-stage webbing strap tightener, said two-stage webbing strap tightener being configured as a connector strap assembly having a webbing strap engageable with a cam buckle mechanism base wherein said two-stage webbing strap tightener includes a first tensioning mechanism configured to tighten the strap in a first of two stages wherein a first stage tightening is performed by said first tensioning mechanism to shorten a length of the webbing strap about an object, said first stage tightening providing a first level of strapping force or pressure on the secured object, said two-stage webbing strap tightener comprises a second tensioning mechanism configured to perform a second stage tightening, which shortens the webbing strap further about the object to increase the strapping force or pressure and provide a secure confinement of the object.

degrees to an overlapped position substantially overlapping said elongated connector body, wherein said rotation of said lever arm shortens the overall assembled strap length captured by the clamped strap and connector assembly to increase strap tensioning and define a second stage tensioning thereof.