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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1983
Ernest Prete, Jr, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Howard Knox, Simi, CA (US);
Ancra Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A removable operating lever is provided for a ratchet buckle device for tightening and tensioning straps. The ratchet buckle has a bifurcated frame member with a pair of oppositely positioned parallel arms between which a reel member and ratchet wheels are rotatably mounted and employs a bifurcated handle member having a pair of oppositely positioned parallel arms rotatably mounted on the reel. The handle has a ratchet drive plate which engages the teeth of the ratchet wheels such that when the handle is actuated, the reel is rotatably driven. The buckle has a cross member on the handle member thereof which has mounting means thereon for mounting an elongated lever member which can be employed to actuate the handle member.