Patent ID: 8904603

Claim:
A connector device for releasably connecting a cord or flexible tube comprising: a top plate having a generally disk shape with a central opening; the top plate further having an exit opening for the end of the cord or flexible tube to be retained; a capture cap having circumferential edge which mates with the top plate, the top plate further having a series of indents upon its circumferential edge and having an entrance opening for receipt of the cord or flexible tube to be retained; a central capstan which fits into the central opening of the top plate; a helical track formed in the capture cap, the helical track being sized and positioned to receive the cord or flexible tube at the entrance opening, the cord or flexible to being lockably retained in the helical track and around the capstan upon rotation of the capture cap in a first direction and removable from the helical track and capstan upon rotation of the capture cap in a second direction; a ratcheted capture and release mechanism engaging the series of indents in which, in a first orientation, the capture cap is prevented from rotating with respect to the top plate and when in a second orientation, the capture cap is capable of so rotating; and a retaining device secured to the top plate for attaching the connector device in a fixed position.