Securement device

A securement device comprising:

• a ring comprising coplanar facing ends separated by a space;
• and
• a housing comprising:
• opposed opened sides separated by a width;
• a first closed end and an at least partially closed second end separated from the first closed end by a length;
• and
• a pathway between the opened sides of the housing that is disposed towards the second end thereof;
• a lock member positioned at least partially within the housing, wherein the lock member comprises a neck adjacent the first closed end and a body adjacent to the neck, with the neck having a width narrower than the space and the body having at least a portion that is wider than the space, the body terminating at a distal end spatially separated from the second end;
• wherein the securement device is configured to reversibly transition between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration by passing the body of the lock member through the space;
• the locked configuration being defined by the neck at least partially engaging the space with the body being located outside a perimeter of the ring such that the ring is prevented from translating through the housing;
• and
• the unlocked configuration being defined by the body being located within the perimeter of the ring such that the ring is translatable through the pathway.

A method of manufacturing a securement device, the method comprising:

• forming a ring comprising coplanar facing ends separated by a space;
• forming a housing comprising a pathway therethrough;
• providing a lock member positioned at least partially within the housing, the lock member having a neck that is selectably engageable with the space and a body having at least a portion thereof that is wider than the space;
• and
• enclosing a portion of the ring within the housing;
• wherein the securement device is configured to transition between a locked configuration, in which the ring is prevented from translating through the housing with the neck being engaged with the space and with the body being located outside a perimeter of the ring, and an unlocked configuration, in which the ring is translatable through the pathway with the body being located within the perimeter of the ring, by passing the body of the lock member through the space.

An article comprising:

• a ring comprising coplanar facing ends separated by a space;
• a housing having a pathway therethrough;
• and
• a lock member positioned at least partially within the housing, wherein the lock member comprises a neck having a width narrower than the space and a body adjacent the neck, the body having at least a portion thereof that is wider than the space;
• the article being configured to reversibly transition between a first configuration and a second configuration upon application of an external force;
• the first configuration being defined by the neck at least partially engaging the coplanar facing ends such that the ring is prevented from translating through the housing by the lock member;
• and
• the second configuration being defined by the ring being spaced from the lock member such that the ring is translatable through the pathway of the housing;
• wherein adjusting the article between the first and second configurations comprises expanding the coplanar facing ends of the ring planarly greater than the body of the lock member.