Patent ID: 9144270
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A42B,A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latching device for releasably securing a strap to a piece of sports equipment, the latching device comprising: a main body member having a pair of slots for receiving and releasably securing the strap to the main body member, a central cavity and a side cavity; a release mechanism having a pair of opposing buttons, a pair of locking pawls and a first biasing member, wherein one of the pair of locking pawls is fixedly attached to one of the pair of opposing buttons and the other of the pair of locking pawls is fixedly attached to the other of the pair of opposing buttons, wherein the pair of locking pawls extend through the side cavity of the main body member and extend into the central cavity of the main body member and wherein the first biasing member is disposed between the opposing buttons urging the buttons away from each other; and a clasp attachable to the piece of sports equipment, the clasp having a cylindrical body sized for receipt within the central cavity of the main body member and having a central cavity defined by an inner surface, wherein an annular rim extends inward from the inner surface of the central cavity of the cylindrical body, and wherein the locking pawls are configured to engage the annular rim of the central cavity of the clasp.