Cargo restraining device

A cargo restraining device having a tension plate for secure mounting on a platform for a flexible strap, web or the like, said plate having side walls and end walls, spaced-apart strap-receiving openings in said plate, and an intermediate strap-supporting web extending from said side walls between said openings, said side walls having plate-retaining means in said side walls to retain said tension plate on a platform, said plate having at least one upturned strap-receiving lip edge and said plate end walls each having an upturned strap-receiving lip edge;

• said walls having spaced-apart plate-retaining openings therethrough for receiving fastening means therethrough and retaining said tension plate on a platform, and a removable fixture having a strap-tightening ratchet means releasably mounted on said plate, said fixture having laterally spaced guide rails straddling said spaced-apart strap-receiving openings in said plate, said ratchet having a strap retaining cylinder rotatably mounted in said guide rails, means on said guide rails for releasably locking said ratchet means whereby a strap threaded through said strap openings may be fastened to said strap-retaining cylinder for tightening upon actuation of said ratchet means for securing said strap in the tightened position while inserting fasteners through said strap positioned in said strap-receiving openings.