Patent ID: 9730496
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A44B,A45F,F16B

Claim:
1. A lanyard end connector comprising: a connector body having a first body end with an enclosed opening adapted for receiving a lanyard end, a second body end having an attachment structure, a central portion defining a connector body frame that delineates a connector body chamber having at least one side window opening, and at least one lanyard tab connected to the connector body frame and adapted for rotatable movement into and away from the at least one side window opening, the at least one lanyard tab having an inside surface facing the connector body chamber wherein the inside surface has a gripping structure adapted to interface with and capture the lanyard end within the connector body chamber of the connector body frame, the connector body chamber communicating with the opening in the first body end; and a connector holder having a holder body with a first holder end, a second holder end and a circumferential holder body wall, the circumferential holder body wall defining a holder body chamber, a first end opening and a second end opening opposite to the first end opening wherein the connector body is disposed within the holder body chamber with the first body end extending from the first end opening and the second body end extending from the second end opening.