Patent ID: 6095956
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A63B,F16G

Abstract:
A connector device for use on a body building apparatus comprising:a body having an opening formed on one end of said body and extending into said body, said body having a first hole and a second hole extending longitudinally in parallel relation through said body on opposite sides of said opening, each of said first and second holes having a side communicating with said opening, said central opening having inclined walls extending inwardly from said one end of said body on opposite sides of said opening;a partition extending between said first and second holes transverse to a longitudinal axis of at least one of said first and second holes, said partition located at an end of said opening inwardly of said one end of said body, said partition having a protrusion extending from a surface thereof, said protrusion having a pointed end spaced from said inclined walls of said opening; anda tensile cord extending through said first and second holes so as to have a portion engaged over said pointed end of said protrusion, said portion of said tensile cord residing between said inclined walls within said opening.