Strap latching device

A latching device for releasably securing a first material to a second material, the latching device comprising:

• a main body member having a central cavity and a side cavity and having a first attachment member attached at an end to a bottom surface of the main body;
• a second attachment member engagable with the first attachment member to secure the first material to the main body;
• a release mechanism having a pair of opposing buttons, a pair of locking pawls and a first biasing member, wherein one of the pair of locking pawls is fixedly attached to one of the pair of opposing buttons and the other of the pair of locking pawls is fixedly attached to the other of the pair of opposing buttons, wherein the pair of locking pawls extend through the side cavity of the main body member and extend into the central cavity of the main body member and wherein the first biasing member is disposed between the opposing buttons urging the buttons away from each other;
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• a clasp attachable to the second material, the clasp having a cylindrical body sized for receipt within the central cavity of the main body member and having a central cavity defined by an inner surface, wherein an annular rim extends inward from the inner surface of the central cavity of the cylindrical body, and
• wherein the locking pawls are configured to engage the annular rim of the central cavity of the clasp.