A swivel snaphook has a hook and a retainer. The retainer has a support portion and a strap mounting portion. The support portion has a base body connected to the strap mounting portion, a through hole passing through the base body, and a snap-in portion protruding from the surface of the base body and surrounding the through hole. The hook has a hook and connector portion and an engaging portion. The engaging portion has a connecting shaft connected to the hook and connector portion, and a snap-on portion. When the hook and the retainer are snap-fitted together, the snap-on portion surrounds the snap-in portion and fits with the snap-in portion in an inverted manner.

The invention discloses a double-safety adjustment hook for a length-adjustable luggage strap, which mainly includes a luggage strap, an adjustment hook housing, a reinforcing bar and a reinforcing crossbeam, wherein the luggage strap is penetrated into a strap inlet hole arranged at the bottom of the adjustment hook housing, penetrated through a strap passage, and passed through a U-turn and through a turn bypassing hole fixed on the reinforcing crossbeam, a strap clamping groove having bevelled teeth on both side walls thereof is arranged below the turn bypassing hole, the luggage strap is passed through the turn bypassing hole into the strap clamping groove and penetrated through the bevelled teeth, and finally exits from a strap outlet hole arranged at the bottom of the adjustment hook housing.

The invention discloses a double-safety adjustment hook for a length-adjustable luggage strap, which mainly includes a luggage strap, an adjustment hook housing, a reinforcing bar and a reinforcing crossbeam, wherein the luggage strap is penetrated into a strap inlet hole arranged at the bottom of the adjustment hook housing, penetrated through a strap passage, and passed through a U-turn and through a turn bypassing hole fixed on the reinforcing crossbeam, a strap clamping groove having bevelled teeth on both side walls thereof is arranged below the turn bypassing hole, the luggage strap is passed through the turn bypassing hole into the strap clamping groove and penetrated through the bevelled teeth, and finally exits from a strap outlet hole arranged at the bottom of the adjustment hook housing.

An article of clothing in the form of a belt includes: a cord having a proximal end and a distal end; and an eyelet having an opening and a locking feature; wherein the proximal end of the cord is looped around the eyelet; the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the opening, wherein the cord and the eyelet combine to form a continuous closed loop when the distal end of the cord is passed through the opening; and the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the opening.

A cord lock includes a female member having a first opening, a second opening, and an insertion passage for a string; and a male member entering one portion into the insertion passage from the first opening, and having, at the one portion, a male-side fastening portion to be fastened to the string inserted to pass through the insertion passage in cooperation with a female-side fastening portion formed inside the insertion passage. Fastening relative to the string is released by a pulling operation of reducing an entering amount of one portion of the male member into the insertion passage relative to the female member by gripping the string pulled out of the first opening, and by a pulling operation of reducing an entering amount of one portion of the male member into the insertion passage relative to the male member by gripping the string pulled out of the second opening.

Embodiments of universal adapter system including a receiver component having base portion configured to be coupled to a base belt worn by an individual and a locking mechanism which is operative to be engaged to a mounting bar of an adapter component that is secured to a dynamic load carriage apparatus, wherein the mounting bar is capable of a sliding action that compensates for a shift in load that is associated with the individual are disclosed. In operation, the receiver component may be engaged and disengaged from the adapter component while being worn by the individual using a single-handed operation.

An electrically conductive magnetic snap fastener for releasably coupling a first material to a second material, the fastener including a male fastening element having a stud and stud flange affixable to the first material, and a female fastening element affixable to the second material and including a cover and a magnet disposed within a cavity defined by the cover, and defining a channel into which the stud is insertable, the female fastening element being electrically conductive at least in a portion disposed for electrically conductive contact with the male fastening element when the stud is inserted in the channel, and the cover being a unitary member of electrically conductive metal, wherein the channel is a distally closed and proximally open socket defined by a continuous wall portion of the cover for receiving the stud and preventing passage of liquid through the channel to the magnet.

A tethering method includes providing a tether clamp with a mouth portion and a throat portion, where the tether clamp is operable between an open position and a closed position; providing a wearable garment made of pliant material; providing a clamping body sized to pass through the mouth portion and remain disposed in the throat portion of the tether clamp when in the closed position; folding the pliant material of the wearable garment over the clamping body; installing the clamping body with folded material into the throat portion of the tether clamp with the clamping body extending axially through the throat portion and the folded material extending out through the mouth portion; and closing the tether clamp to capture the clamping body with folded material in the throat portion and engage at least two plies of the pliant material in the mouth portion.

A tethering method includes providing a tether clamp with a mouth portion and a throat portion, where the tether clamp is operable between an open position and a closed position; providing a wearable garment made of pliant material; providing a clamping body sized to pass through the mouth portion and remain disposed in the throat portion of the tether clamp when in the closed position; folding the pliant material of the wearable garment over the clamping body; installing the clamping body with folded material into the throat portion of the tether clamp with the clamping body extending axially through the throat portion and the folded material extending out through the mouth portion; and closing the tether clamp to capture the clamping body with folded material in the throat portion and engage at least two plies of the pliant material in the mouth portion.

The present invention relates to an eyelet (100) for a flexible sheet such as a tarpaulin, canvas, foil or linen, the eyelet (100) forming a generally round loop having a central aperture (1) suitable for receiving a rope. The eyelet (100) comprises a metal body (110) comprising a cylindrical section (119) comprising a first end (111) and a second end (112). The first end (111) is provided with a radially extending first flange (113) extending towards the second end (112). The second end (112) is provided with a radially extending second flange (114) extending towards the first end (111). A partly confined space (115) is formed by the first (113) and second flange (114) and the cylindrical section (119). The eyelet further comprises a plastic body (120) enclosing the metal body (110), whereby the plastic body (120) is securely joined to the metal body (110) due to plastic at least occupying the partly confined space (115). The plastic body (120) further has a radially extending plastic flange (121), thereby providing means for joining the eyelet (100) to the flexible sheet. Thereby, the eyelet experiences an improved inherent strength and improved attachment. Further, the eyelet provides a meansthrough the provision of an integral plastic flangefor attaching a flexible sheet to the eyelet by means of welding, melting, gluing or fusion of the two materials.