Looking for particular cinch straps, but don't know what they're called.
June 25, 2017 10:31 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for cinch straps, around 1 to 1.5 inches wide, at least 24 inches long that are the type that you pull the strap through a buckle, but THEN pull the loose end back over the buckle, which flips the buckle into a locking position and pulls the strap a bit tighter than you could do it by hand alone in a regular strap (usually the strap material has a bit of flex in it to accommodate this).
What are these straps called? How do I find them?
Something like this, but with a flip lock buckle and not simply gripping teeth.
https://smile.amazon.com/NRS-Heavy-Duty-Tie-Down-Straps-Color/dp/B00I4T5ESC/
Something like this, but with a flip lock buckle and not simply gripping teeth.
https://smile.amazon.com/NRS-Heavy-Duty-Tie-Down-Straps-Color/dp/B00I4T5ESC/
Response by poster: No, it's just a buckle that you flip. No ratcheting or gears. They look similar to the ones I linked to, if only you could pull the strap back on itself to tighten it and "lock" the buckle into place.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 10:53 AM on June 25, 2017
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 10:53 AM on June 25, 2017
Response by poster: Nope, not those either — they just grip with teeth and a spring. The ones I'm looking for look most like a cam strap, but have the additional step of pulling the strap back over the cam in the opposite direction, flipping the cam into a locking position, which allows you to tighten it down more than you can just pulling it through the teeth of the cam.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 11:09 AM on June 25, 2017
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 11:09 AM on June 25, 2017
Response by poster: Getting closer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzTvsECLvjg
That's almost what I need, though the mechanism is different than I have seen. I don't need the type with hooks on each end, like for boat trailers. Just one continuous strap with a cam / buckle that can cinch lock.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 11:28 AM on June 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzTvsECLvjg
That's almost what I need, though the mechanism is different than I have seen. I don't need the type with hooks on each end, like for boat trailers. Just one continuous strap with a cam / buckle that can cinch lock.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 11:28 AM on June 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Nah those are just regular pull straps.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 12:26 PM on June 25, 2017
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 12:26 PM on June 25, 2017
The video calls them "over-center tie down straps". Searching for "over center straps" gives lots of links. The first hit leads to this page which includes a version with no hooks. Is that the buckle type you're looking for?
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 12:37 PM on June 25, 2017
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 12:37 PM on June 25, 2017
Response by poster: Yeah, I saw that site after I found the YouTube video. I think that item serves the same need, although the design is a different mechanical action than I've seen before (the ones I want use the strap itself for leverage when locking the buckle, not a finger lever on the buckle itself). I'm also trying to find some where the buckle isn't so huge -- this one is almost 4 inches long for a 1-inch wide strap. I've seen half that size.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 1:52 PM on June 25, 2017
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 1:52 PM on June 25, 2017
Are you looking for this kind of buckle? I'm not sure I understand what you mean by flipping -- can you describe that in a different way?
posted by OrangeDisk at 6:03 PM on June 25, 2017
posted by OrangeDisk at 6:03 PM on June 25, 2017
Response by poster: Nope, not that. It's very similar to the video I linked earlier in this thread, except instead of locking it by pulling on a metal part with your fingers, you just pull the strap back in the opposite direction.
Think of it like a clothing belt (the kind without holes). You pull the strap to the left to cinch it to a medium tightness... nothing too crazy, but then, while still holding the loose end of the strap, you pull the strap back to the right, which lifts up on the buckle and rotates it to the right as well, and the hinges inside the buckle are such that, using the leverage of the strap pulled to the right, the buckle flip pulls the entire belt even tighter than it was initially. It's ingenious in tat it can tighten straps super securely with minimal effort, much more than just a regular pull strap (which only can go as tight as you can pull linearly) and not nearly as complicated or bulky as a geared winch strap.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 6:25 PM on June 25, 2017
Think of it like a clothing belt (the kind without holes). You pull the strap to the left to cinch it to a medium tightness... nothing too crazy, but then, while still holding the loose end of the strap, you pull the strap back to the right, which lifts up on the buckle and rotates it to the right as well, and the hinges inside the buckle are such that, using the leverage of the strap pulled to the right, the buckle flip pulls the entire belt even tighter than it was initially. It's ingenious in tat it can tighten straps super securely with minimal effort, much more than just a regular pull strap (which only can go as tight as you can pull linearly) and not nearly as complicated or bulky as a geared winch strap.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 6:25 PM on June 25, 2017
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