Reclosable couplings

A reclosable coupling for interconnecting a plurality of apertured members, said coupling including:

• a resilient link comprising a pair of first side portions, a continuous second side portion, a pair of bight portions interconneoting said pair of first side portions with said continuous second side portion, and a pair of stops connected with said pair of first side portions, for said pair of first side portions to be deflective in said resilient link to carry said stops toward said continuous second side portion;
• and a collar having an opening therethrough entrant into first and second laterally opposite recessed end portions of said collar, means for said pair of first side portions of said link to be lapped side by side with one another and be about equidistantly spaced from said continuous second side portion of said link when said coupling is closed having said pair of first side portions of said link inside said recessed first lateral end portion of said collar and said continuous second side portion of said link inside said recessed second lateral end portion of said collar with said collar peripherally extending between said stops, and said collar and said stops being relatively movably interrelated, enabling either of said stops and said first side portion of said link related thereto to be selected and deflected toward said continuous second side portion of said link, and said collar then to be moved along the other of said first side portions of said link until said deflected first side portion of said link and the related said stop are outside said opening through said collar, thereby opening said coupling to receive a said apertured member onto said link.