Clasp
OwnerMichael Neville Watersinventor
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Abstract
A clasp having: a body defining at least one passageway extending from an inlet at a first end of the body to an outlet at a second, opposite end of the body, the second end of the body adapted to secure an elongate member to the body of the clasp, said body comprising a bottom wall, one or more walls extending upward from said bottom wall, the interior of the one or more walls serving to define the passageway, an engagement portion pivotally mounted across the body and adapted to engage the elongate member when located in said at least one passageway, an actuation portion in communication with the engagement portion and biased into an engaged condition, wherein actuation of said actuation portion causes the engagement portion to disengage from the elongate member against the biasing force.
Claims11
A clasp having:
- a body defining at least one passageway extending from an inlet at a first end of the body to an outlet at a second, opposite end of the body, the second end of the body adapted to secure an elongate member to the body of the clasp, said body comprising a bottom wall, one or more walls extending upward from said bottom wall, the interior of the one or more walls serving to define the passageway,
- an engagement portion pivotally mounted across the body and adapted to engage the elongate member when located in said at least one passageway,
- an actuation portion in communication with the engagement portion and biased into an engaged condition,
- wherein actuation of said actuation portion causes the engagement portion to disengage from the elongate member against the biasing force.
A method of attaching a collar to an animal, said collar comprising a clasp and an elongate member, the method comprising the steps of:
- actuating an actuation portion located on a clasp provided on said collar, said clasp having a body defining a passageway extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, said body comprising one or more walls, the interior of the walls serving to define the passageway,
- securing an end of the elongate member to the clasp at the second end of the body of the clasp,
- inserting an opposite end of the elongate member into the clasp through an inlet at the first end of the body, the inlet being defined by the body and the actuation portion, toward the second end of the body of the clasp,
- releasing the actuation portion when the elongate member has been inserted a sufficient distance into the clasp, wherein
- releasing the actuation portion causes an engagement portion to engage with the elongate member, thereby preventing the elongate member from moving when in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.