Patent ID: 9700125
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A44B,A45F,A62B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An assembly for releasably retaining a workpiece to a person's body comprising: a lanyard or neck strap having a first and a second end, the ends engaging the workpiece, and a body portion between the two ends of the strap, the strap including: a first snap button assembly comprising a circular male portion and a circular female portion and a second snap button assembly comprising a circular female portion and a circular male portion, the two portions of each assembly lay in a common plane when releasably joined and are rotatable, one with respect to the other, about a common axis of rotation; and means for engaging one of the male portions or the female portions of at least one of the two snap button assemblies to the workpiece to translate tension in the neck strap to a separation force that is along the same axis as the axis of rotation.