Patent ID: 9661911
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A44B,A45C,A45F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A strap connector for connecting a strap to an article, the strap connector comprising: a t-bar for attaching the strap to the article; a housing for receiving the t-bar, the housing secured to the article, the housing comprising a floor; a pair of rails for maintaining the t-bar within the housing, the pair of rails disposed on opposing lateral sides of the housing; and a depressible bumper for maintaining the t-bar in a position within the housing, the bumper protruding above a surface of the floor of the housing such that a top of the bumper sits below a bottom of the rails when in an undepressed state and receding below the surface of the floor of the housing when in a depressed state responsive to a downward force being applied to the bumper.