Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Rigid means connecting carrier components
Patent
1997-06-09
1999-07-27
Sholl, Linda J.
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Rigid means connecting carrier components
224194, 224269, 2249018, 224904, 224908, 224930, 24 31, 24304, 24460, 24666, A45F 500
Patent
active
059275804
ABSTRACT:
A quick release connector system is provided for interconnecting a frequently used portable accessory item with a support body. The system utilizes a clasp having a back wall spaced apart from a stationary wall. The stationary wall includes an enlarged opening from which extends a slot. A deflectable wall overlies the enlarged opening. A connector part forms the quick release connection with the clasp. It is attached to the portable accessory item via a post with an enlarged head. The post has a diameter less than the width of the slot and the head has a diameter greater than the width of the slot, but less than the enlarged opening. When the deflectable wall is flexed away from the enlarged opening, the head of the connector part will pass through the opening and slide behind the slot as the post is moved into the slot. The enlarged head behind the slot will prevent axial disengagement. Upon returning to its original unflexed position, the deflectable wall will prevent the post from moving laterally out of the slot. To disengage the connector part and accessory item from the clasp, the deflectable wall is flexed away from the enlarged opening and the process is reversed. The clasp may comprise a strip of material bent about 180 degrees with the ends of the strip enclosed by a cup part. Alternatively, an endless loop of flexible material may be partially flattened to form the stationary wall and back wall. In this version, cuts are made into the stationary wall to define a deflectable wall, an enlarged opening and a slot opening below the deflectable wall.
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Hovet Kenneth J.
Sholl Linda J.
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