Quick disconnect fastener

Abstract

A quick disconnect fastener is disclosed. The quick disconnect fastener includes a male member for joining to a first end of a first loop structure including a male body section, a probe section coupled to the body section, the probe section further including a probe head support structure coupled to a forward head section. The quick disconnect fastener also includes a cavity defined rearwardly in the male body section for receiving the first end of the loop structure. The quick disconnect fastener further includes a female member for joining to a second end of a second loop structure including, a female body section having an opening including, a flexible material in the opening configured to compressibly form around the probe section when the male member is coupled to the female member. The quick disconnect fastener also includes a cavity section defined rearwardly in the female body section for joining to the second end of the second loop structure.

1 . A quick disconnect fastener comprising:
 a male member for joining to a first end of a first loop structure including,
 a male body section, 
 a probe section coupled to said body section, said probe section further including a probe head support structure coupled to a forward head section; 
   a cavity defined rearwardly in said male body section for receiving said first end of said loop structure;   a female member for joining to a second end of a second loop structure including,
 a female body section having an opening including,
 a flexible material in said opening configured to compressibly form around said probe section when said male member is coupled to said female member; 
 
 a cavity section defined rearwardly in said female body section for joining to said second end of said second loop structure. 
   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible material is an elastomer. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of said cavity section in the male body section and said cavity section in the female body section is scored. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of said male cavity section and said female cavity section includes an adhesive. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said first loop structure and said second loop structure are the same material. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said first loop structure and the second loop structure are diverse materials. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said first loop structure is one of a woven cord, a rope, a wire, a chain, a wire cable, a leather cable, and a plastic cable. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said second loop structure is one of a woven cord, a rope, a wire, a chain, a wire cable, a leather cable, and a plastic cable. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said male body section is axially symmetric. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said female body section is axially symmetric. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said head section has a bullet shape. 
   
   
       12 . A quick disconnect fastener comprising:
 an elongate male member having an axially symmetric probe section extending from a shoulder of an axially symmetric male body section with a diameter, the probe section with a forwardly projecting head that is wider than the probe section, the male body section having a rearwardly opening cavity in the main body section having an axial dimension for admitting a first end of a loop structure, and   an elongate female member having an axially symmetric female body section defining a forward axial opening with an outward entrance receiving the probe section of the male member with the shoulder of the male member abutting the female member at the outward entrance, the forward axial opening containing an elastomer with a formed opening therein of a dimension smaller than the width of the probe section whereby the probe section frictionally engages the elastomer causing the male member to b frictionally retained in the female member, the female body section having a rearwardly opening cavity having an axial dimension admitting a second end of a loop structure.   
   
   
       13 . The fastener of  claim 12  wherein the female body section has the same diameter as the male body section. 
   
   
       14 . A quick disconnect fastener comprising:
 a male member for joining to a first end of a loop structure, including,
 a male body section, 
 a bullet-shaped probe section coupled to said body section, said probe section further including a probe head support structure coupled to a head section; 
 a male cavity section defined in said male body section for receiving said first end of said loop structure. 
   a female member for joining to a second end of said loop structure including,
 a female body section having an opening including,
 an elastomer material disposed in the opening configured to compressibly form around said bullet-shaped probe section when said male member is coupled to said female member; 
 
   a female cavity section defined in said female body section for joining to a second end of said loop structure.