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1. A multi-purpose adjustable retaining device comprising:
a cord having a first end and a second end, the cord being composed of an elastomeric material configured to deform elastically upon elongation, the elastomeric material having an original length LO and a length after elongation LE, wherein LE is greater than LO; a cord stop comprising:
a barrel having a floor member with a sidewall extending therefrom, the floor member having an interior and an exterior, the exterior of the floor member sized to provide a finger platform component of a thumb-finger precision grip platform, the sidewall defining an opening in the barrel,a flange circumscribing the sidewall and extending inward therefrom into the opening,first and second pairs of aligned openings traversing the sidewall,a plunger spring-mounted to the interior of the base, the plunger being biased against the base, the plunger having first and second channels passing therethrough,a spring mounted to the interior of the base and plunger, the spring pressing the plunger toward the opening and the flange, which restricts the movement thereof,the plunger being sized to provide a thumb platform component of a thumb-finger precision grip platform,the first and second channels being aligned with the first and second pairs of aligned openings of the cord stop when the spring-mounted plunger is compressed, andthe first and second channels being vertically offset from the first and second pairs of aligned openings of the cord stop when the spring-mounted plunger is relaxed; the first and second ends of the cord being threaded through the first and second pairs of aligned openings of the cord stop; the cord stop in combination with the first end of the cord defining a first cord segment having an initial length L1I, the cord stop in combination with the second end of the cord defining a second cord segment having an initial length L2I, the cord stop in combination with the cord defining a loop segment having an initial length LSI; the initial length L1-0 of the first cord segment being between about 0 and about the original length L0, the initial length L2-O of the second cord segment being between about 0 and about the original length L0, the loop length LLL-O of the loop segment being between about 0 and about the original length L0, the sum of the initial length L1-O of the first cord segment, the initial length L2-O of the second cord segment, and the loop length LL-O being equal to the original length LO of the cord; first and second crimping loop sleeves coupled to the respective first and second ends of the cord, the first and second crimping loop sleeves securing respective first and second end loops thereat; first and second suspension clips respectively secured to the first and second end loops, each of the first and second suspension clips comprising:
base member having first teeth extending therefrom, the base member having a slotted flange member extending therefrom defining a slot, the base member having a pair of opposing side flange members,a gripping member with second teeth configured to complement the first teeth, anda lever member including a pivot member superposed on the gripper member, the lever member being pivotally coupled by a pair of pivot pins to the opposing side flange embers of the base member,wherein rotation of the lever member around the pivot pins providing a cam action which tightly locks the gripping member to the base member, thereby locking the first and second suspension clips; the first and second end loops slidably connected to the respective slots of the first and second suspension clips; and the first and second cord segments configured to deform elastically upon elongation responsive to the first and second suspension clips being coupled to a material. |
