Guitar strap connector

A one piece integrally formed guitar strap connector for engaging, retaining and loosely confining a pin-like button connector of a guitar, the pin-like button connector having a given diameter, comprising:

• a body member (1) having connecting means (2) for connection of a guitar strap thereto;
• a generally keyhole-shaped opening in said body member, said keyhole-shaped opening comprising first and second holes (3, 4) having a resilient restricting passageway 5 therebetween, said first hole (3) being larger than said second hole (4) and both of said holes being larger than said diameter of said pin-like button connector;
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• a pair of resilient spring-like members (6, 7) integral and unitary with said body member (1) and being located on respective opposite sides of said passageway (5) and defining said passageway (5), said spring-like members (6, 7) being bowed toward each other to form said resilient restricting passageway (5) therebetween, said passageway (5) having a width less than said diameter of said pin-like button connector, each spring-like member having a pair of smooth camming surfaces respectively facing both holes (3,4) and a respective void space (8,9) therebehind to permit said spring-like members to resiliently flex away from each other into said void spaces to permit a button connector of a guitar to be smoothly passed from the larger hole (3) resiliently through said restricting passageway (5) and into said smaller hole (4) wherein said button connector is engaged and retained without being wedged or otherwise restrained by said spring-like members (6,7), said button connector being loosely confined in said smaller hole (4) to permit substantially free rotating-type movement of the guitar strap connector about said pin-like button connector.