Adjustable strap
OwnerDouglas H Dotyinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable strap is provided having two loops of different lengths at each end, and a tensioning mechanism on the strap for adjusting the length and tension of the overall strap. S-hooks are placed on each of the short loops with an open but closable receiving hook positioned to hook the longer loop when the latter is routed back to the short loop. For dock and boat cleats having two legs and an opening, the long loop is adapted such that it can loop the cleat generally and then have the loop end threaded through the cleat on return to the short loop where it is hooked. A closed-biased member on the S-hook can be manipulated to allow later detachment. The short and long loops are configured to lie in parallel planes such that the strap may be used in a single loop configuration and have a flat side profile.
Claims18
An apparatus for affixing a first object to a second object, the first object having a fastening receptacle and the second object having a fastening receptacle, comprising:
- an elongated strap having a first portion and a second portion;
- a length adjustment member, the first strap portion and the second strap portion extending from the length adjustment member, for alternately shortening and lengthening the combined length of the first and second strap portions;
- the first strap portion further having a first loop at a free end of said first strap portion and an elongated, longer second loop extending from the first strap portion and beyond the first loop, said second loop being a fixed closed loop formed by a strap having both ends thereof attached together to said first strap portion, the extent to which the second loop extends beyond the first loop being large enough such that the elongated second loop can be routed to encompass the first object fastening receptacle and then routed back to the first loop;
- a fastening member for securing the first loop to the second loop when the second loop is routed back to the first loop from the first object fastening receptacle;
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- the second strap portion having a distal portion, the distal portion being attachable to the second object fastening receptacle.
Adjustable strap apparatus comprising:
- an elongated strap having a first portion and a second portion;
- length adjusting means connecting said first and second portions strap together and for adjusting the combined length of the first strap portion and the second strap portion;
- the first strap portion further having a first loop and an elongated, longer second loop extending from the first strap portion and beyond the first loop, the second loop being a fixed closed loop formed by a strap having both ends thereof attached together and to said first strap portion;
- fastening means for securing the first loop to the second loop;
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- the second strap portion having a distal portion, the distal portion being attachable to a fastening receptacle.
An apparatus for affixing a first object to a second object, the first object having a fastening receptacle and the second object having a fastening receptacle, comprising:
- an elongated strap having a first portion and a second portion;
- a length adjustment member, the first strap portion and the second strap portion extending from the length adjustment member, for alternately shortening and lengthening the combined length of the first and second strap portions;
- the first strap portion further having a first loop and an elongated, longer second loop extending from the first strap portion and beyond the first loop, said second loop being formed by a strap having both ends thereof attached together and to said first strap portion forming a fixed closed loop between said both ends from said first strap portion, the extent to which the second loop extends beyond the first loop being large enough such that the elongated second loop can be routed to encompass the first object fastening receptacle and then routed back to the first loop;
- a fastening member for securing the first loop to the second loop when the second loop is routed back to the first loop from the first object fastening receptacle;
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- the second strap portion having a first loop and an elongated, longer second loop extending from the second strap portion and beyond the second strap portion first loop, the extent to which the second loop extends beyond the first loop being large enough such that the elongated second loop can be routed to encompass the second object fastening receptacle and then routed back to the first loop, the apparatus further comprising a second fastening member for securing the first loop to the second strap portion second loop when the second loop is routed back to the first loop from the second object fastening receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.