Strap fastener

Abstract

A strap fastener includes a base, a shaft mounted on the base, a reel rotationally mounted on the shaft, two ratchet wheels formed on the reel, a torque spring arranged between the reel and the shaft, a lever pivotally mounted on the base, a first detent movably mounted on the lever for engagement with the ratchet wheels, a second detent movably mounted on the base for engagement with the ratchet wheels, a wedge formed on the second spring-biased detent, a handle including a first end in which a hole is defined, a second end secured to the lever and a control element extending through the handle and the lever and including a first end exposed through the hole defined in the first end of the handle and a second end in engagement with the wedge. The first end of the control element can be pressed so as to move the second end of the control element from a position for engaging the second detent with the ratchet wheels to a second position for disengaging the second detent from the ratchet wheels.

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