Patent ID: 9504309
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A45F,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A reusable connector capable of repeatedly attaching and detaching gear tightly to belts or straps of different widths, without the use of tools, the connector comprising: a slide member comprising an elongated first body extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and having a width between a left side and a right side and having a thickness between a front side and a back side, with a protrusion extending from the second end of the front side, the protrusion defining a first support surface adapted to securely engage a first edge of a belt or strap, the slide member having first teeth extending outward from the front side; an engagement member comprising a second body comprising a second support surface adapted to engage a second edge of the belt or strap, the engagement member further comprising one or more second teeth adapted to engage the first teeth, the engagement member slidably attached with the slide member and positioned so that the first and second teeth are engaged and so that the second support surface faces the first support surface; a fastener adapted to fasten the gear to the connector; the first and second teeth configured to allow the engagement member to be translated toward the protrusion without the use of tools but not translated away from the protrusion when the first and second teeth are engaged; the first end of the slide member adapted to be elastically deflected away from the engagement member sufficiently to disengage the first and second teeth, without the use of tools; the engagement member adapted to be translated away from the protrusion without the use of tools when the first end of the slide member is elastically deflected away from the engagement member sufficiently to disengage the first and second teeth; a clamp comprising a third body adapted to at least partially envelope the slide member, the clamp connected with the engagement member; one or more fasteners connecting the clamp and engagement member; and a longitudinally-extending through-slot passing from the front side through to the back side of the slide member, the one or more fasteners passing through the slot.