Patent ID: 7367978

Claim:
An adjustable tether, comprising: a strand having a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said strand including a first part and a second part, said first part of said strand overlapping said second part of said strand and secured thereto in wrapped condition to form a looped portion defining an aperture, said second end portion extending through said aperture to form a loop having an adjustable length; and a crimp having a passage defined therethrough, said crimp being transitionable between a first state and a second state, said first state permitting said second end portion to pass through said passage, said second state preventing said second end portion from passing through said passage, a portion of said crimp being configured to prevent said crimp from passing through said aperture; and wherein said crimp is non-axially coupled to said looped portion of said strand defining said aperture and is free to slide in an axial direction along said second end portion of said strand toward and away from said aperture when in said first state, said crimp being slidably positioned adjacent said aperture and transitioned to said second state to fix said length of said loop.