Cable locking and retaining device

Claim 1

A flexible retainer strap for a cable comprising a sufficient length to form a first loop around a coiled cable, an elongated central portion with a working side of loop material on one side, and end portion attached to a first end of said elongated central portion and with a working side of hook material which is on a side that is opposite to the working side of said loop material on said central portion, a D-ring attached to a second end of said central portion by a first weld, a flap with a working side of hook material connected to said central portion at a distance "D" from said ring such that said flap can be passed around said cable and then passed through said D-ring and the working hook side of said flap can be attached to the working side of loop material of said central portion, said distance "D" is large enough to allow said flap to hold the end of said coiled cable against said central portion below and adjacent to said D-ring, and along the outside of said first loop, wherein said flap and said central portion are made of plastic and said flap is joined to said central portion by a first weld, wherein said D-ring is joined to said central portion by a second weld, and wherein the distance of the edge of said first weld to said D-ring is greater than the transverse dimension of said cable and second means passing through said D-ring for supporting said cable.