Patent ID: 6202262
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A44B,A45C,A45F,G10G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A quick disconnect coupling for adapting any guitar strap having a pair of ends with throughbores to any guitar having a pair of guitar strap-attaching pegs that engage the throughbores in the pair of ends of the guitar strap of the guitar, respectively, said coupling comprising:a) a first portion for engaging a first guitar strap-attaching peg of a pair of guitar strap-attaching pegs of the guitar; said first portion comprising a webbed strap having:i) a first end; andii) a second end;b) a second portion being releasably engaged to said first portion for engaging a throughbore in a first end of a pair of ends of a guitar strap, with the other throughbore in a second end of the pair of ends of the guitar strap of the guitar engaging with a second guitar strap-attaching peg of the pair of guitar strap-attaching pegs of the guitar; said second portion comprising a webbed strap having:i) a first end:ii) a second end, andiii) a length;c) first means for releasably engaging said second portion to said first portion; said first means including a female part of a quick disconnect buckle having a ring formed as one-piece therewith receiving said second end of said webbed strap of said first portion being then sewed back unto itself so as to secure said female part of said quick disconnect buckle to said second end of said webbed strap of said first portion; andd) second means for engaging said second portion to the first end of the pair of ends of the guitar strap of the guitar; said second means including a guitar strap-engaging member attached to said second end of said webbed strap of said second portion for interchangeably engaging the first end of the pair of ends of the guitar strap of the guitar; said guitar strap-engaging member comprising:i) a base plate being planar, and having:A) a pair of opposing edges defining a length therebetween; andB) a blindbore being threaded and disposed intermediate said pair of opposing edges of said base plate of said guitar strap-engaging member;C) a length; andii) a wall extending vertically upwardly from one opposing edge of said pair of opposing edges of said base plate of said guitar strap-engaging member, to a height less than said length of said base plate of said guitar strap-engaging member, and forming therewith an L-shaped longitudinal profile, and terminating in an uppermost terminal edge; said uppermost terminal edge of said wall of said guitar strap-engaging member being mitered 45 degrees towards the other opposing edge of said pair of opposing edges of said base plate of said guitar strap-engaging member.