Ratchet strap apparatus including easily attachable cargo strap

A ratchet strap apparatus comprising a tensioning strap adapted to be selectively tensioned, an inboard pin and an outboard pin secured to the apparatus, and a cargo strap selectively attachable to the apparatus by bending into a loop with a slack end on one side thereof and a cargo engagement end on the other, locating the outboard pin through the loop and both the slack end and cargo engagement end around the inboard pin, the slack end being sandwiched between the inboard pin and the cargo engagement end whereby tension on the cargo engagement end frictionally secures the slack end between the cargo engagement end and the inboard pin, wherein:

• a hole is provided through a side wall wherein said outboard pin is captured and is axially slidable therein;
• another side wall has a saddle whereon said outboard pin is selectively seated;
• and,
• the outboard pin is located through the loop by removing the outboard pin from the saddle, inserting a terminal end thereof through the loop and placing the outboard pin on the saddle.