Patent ID: 7082652

Claim:
A clasp for a cord or lace, said clasp comprising: a male portion; and a female portion; each of the male and female portions including a cord-end/lace-end connection structure; the male and female portions including mutual connection structures for engagement and disengagement of the male and female portions, the connection structures thereby providing a releasable connection for the clasp; the male and female portions including complementary guiding structures for facilitating movement of the male and female portions into engagement and out of engagement, so as to close and open the clasp, respectively; the guiding structure of the female portion comprising a longitudinally extending cavity; the guiding structure of the male portion comprising a longitudinally extending sleeve adapted to be inserted and retained within said cavity of said female portion; the length of the sleeve of the male portion being greater than or equal to an outermost transverse dimension of the sleeve of the male portion.