Patent 7131168 was granted and assigned to Illinois Tool Works on November, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cinch strap has a monolithic latch block and strap. The latch block defines two apertures therethrough, one of the apertures being wider than the other of the apertures. The strap includes first and second strap portions, one of the strap portions being wider than the other of strap portions, and the wider of the strap portions being wider than the narrowest aperture.