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US 2003/0192153 A1Published application
Strap lock
OwnerRick Vanderpoolinventor
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A quick-connect strap lock assembly for use with, for example a spa cover and a spa, is provided generally comprising a first male clip portion receivable within a second female lock portion and a key portion receivable in a key hole of the lock portion. The male clip portion generally includes a first end with a pair of legs each leg having a barbed end. The male clip portion also typically includes a second end for receiving a strap. The female lock portion generally includes a first main opening sized to receive the legs of the male portion, and a second opening adapted to receive the key. The female lock portion also typically includes one or more posts in communication with the first main opening. The posts are preferably adapted to engage the barbed ends of the male clip portion in order to secure the male clip portion to the female lock portion. Insertion of the key into the keyhole preferably disengages the male clip portion from the female lock portion, thereby allowing the male clip and female lock portions to be separated.
A strap lock assembly comprising a housing comprising a first opening adapted to receive a clip portion having at least one barbed leg, said housing also comprising a second opening adapted to receive a key portion, said housing including a post located between the first and second openings within an interior of said housing to which said barbed leg of said clip portion may engage, wherein the key is configured so that insertion of said key portion into the second opening of the housing disengages said barbed leg from said post, thereby allowing the clip portion to be removed from the housing.
A quick-disconnect strap lock assembly comprising:
A system for removably locking a flexible strap to an object comprising:
The system of claim 13, wherein the second portion is mountable to an object and the second end of the first portion has a loop adapted to receive a flexible strap
A spa cover strap lock assembly permitting a securing of a spa cover to a spa, the assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.