Locking strap

A new and improved locking strap for securing recreational items when not in use comprising in combination:

• an elongated strap having a captured end and a free end, the strap being a layer of woven metal being covered by a layer of polymeric material being nylon, the strap being sized for wearing as a belt;
• a buckle member being fixedly attached to the captured end of the strap, the buckle member being formed of a rigid material, the buckle member having a rear opening and a front opening, the rear opening and the front opening being capable of receiving the free end of the strap therethrough for allowing the looping of the strap around a first object and a second object;
• a locking mechanism being secured within a bottom portion of the buckle member, the locking mechanism having at least three tumblers with each secured within the buckle member by a cylindrical pin;
• a buckle lid being coupled to the bottom portion of the buckle member and spaced from the locking mechanism, the lid having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lid having a vertical projection extending therefrom, the vertical projection having a flat face capable of clamping down onto the strap when the free end being positioned through the buckle member;
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• the second end of the lid having a pair of flaps for overlapping the bottom portion of the buckle member, each flap having a plurality of ridges on an exterior surface thereof for non-slip gripping of the lid when opening and closing the buckle member, the second end of the lid further having grooves for snap fastening with the tumblers, the second end of the lid being locked within the bottom portion by the tumblers for preventing the release of the free end when the strap being secured around the first and second object, each tumbler of the buckle member being disc-like and having a numbering wherein a combination of numbers being used for releasing the second end of the lid having been secured to the bottom portion of the buckle member.