Strap fastener assembly
First Claim
1. A strap fastener assembly comprising a rigid plate-like member having an opening extending through it with the opening being in the form of two elongated slots which intersect to form an angle, the two slots having different widths, and a flexible strap of substantially uniform width extending through and closely fitting within the slot of lesser width, said strap having a thickened portion which cannot pass through the slot of lesser width but can pass through the slot of greater width, whereby the strap is locked to the plate-like member when it is in the narrower slot but can be released from the fastener element by flexing it along its width and moving it to the wider slot.
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Abstract
A strap fastener assembly which comprises a flat rigid plate-like member and a flexible strap. The plate-like member has an opening extending therethrough in the form of two elongated slots which intersect with each other to form an acute angle. One of the slots is wider than the other. The strap has a thickened portion which prevents it from being pulled through the slot of lesser width but on movement of the strap to the other slot, its thickened portion can be pulled through that other slot.
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- 1. A strap fastener assembly comprising a rigid plate-like member having an opening extending through it with the opening being in the form of two elongated slots which intersect to form an angle, the two slots having different widths, and a flexible strap of substantially uniform width extending through and closely fitting within the slot of lesser width, said strap having a thickened portion which cannot pass through the slot of lesser width but can pass through the slot of greater width, whereby the strap is locked to the plate-like member when it is in the narrower slot but can be released from the fastener element by flexing it along its width and moving it to the wider slot.
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