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A connector for securing a guitar to a strap, having a body with an opening and an engagement member slidable within the body. The engagement member has an opening with two portions. The first portion is large enough to receive the anchor post and the second portion is narrow enough to prevent the a

A connector for securing a guitar to a strap, having a body with an opening and an engagement member slidable within the body. The engagement member has an opening with two portions. The first portion is large enough to receive the anchor post and the second portion is narrow enough to prevent the anchor post from passing through it. The user slides the first portion into alignment with the opening in the body and inserts the anchor post. Then, the user slides the engagement member so that the second portion impedes the release of the anchor post. The body may also have an opening for removal of the engagement member and/or an opening to facilitate sliding of the engagement member. Also there is disclosed a flexible support with one or more connectors and a strap, and a system including connector(s), a strap and a guitar.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A connector for engaging an anchor post of a member, comprising: a body comprising natural or artificial fabric or leather having a first opening; and an engagement member having a second opening with a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a dim

The invention claimed is: 1. A connector for engaging an anchor post of a member, comprising: a body comprising natural or artificial fabric or leather having a first opening; and an engagement member having a second opening with a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a dimension greater than a dimension of said second portion, wherein said engagement member is slidable within said body between (i) a first position at which said first portion of said second opening is aligned with said first opening to receive the anchor post when inserted into said body through said first opening, and (ii) a second position at which said second portion of said second opening is aligned with said first opening to prevent the anchor post from being removed from said body through said first opening and wherein the body has a forth opening to facilitate sliding of said embodiment member by a user, with a width less than a width of the first portion and greater than a width of the second portion, said width preventing said engagement member from accidentally falling out of said body. 2. The connector of claim 1, wherein said first opening is a substantially circular hole passing completely through said first body. 3. The connector of claim 1, wherein said second opening has a tapered width from said first portion to said second portion. 4. The connector of claim 1, wherein said body further has a third opening sized to removably receive said engagement member such that a user can conveniently exchange engagement members in said body. 5. The connector of claim 1, wherein said body further has a top portion and a bottom portion, and said engagement member has a longitudinal axis and an end portion bent away from said longitudinal axis and away from said bottom portion when said engagement member is within said body. 6. The connector of claim 1, wherein said body comprises leather. 7. A flexible support comprising: a strap and a connector, attached to said strap, for engaging an anchor post of a member, said connector comprising: (i) a body comprising natural or artificial fabric or leather having a first opening; and (ii) an engagement member having a second opening with a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a dimension greater than a dimension of said second portion, wherein said engagement member is slidable within said body between (a) a first position at which said first portion of said second opening is aligned with said first opening to receive the anchor post when inserted into said body through said first opening, and (b) a second position at which said second portion of said second opening is aligned with said first opening to prevent the anchor post from being removed from said body through said first opening and wherein the body has a forth opening to facilitate sliding of said embodiment member by a user, with a width less than a width of the first portion and greater than a width of the second portion, said width preventing said engagement member from accidentally falling out of said body. 8. The flexible support of claim 7, wherein said first opening is a substantially circular hole passing completely through said first body. 9. The flexible support of claim 7, wherein said second opening has a tapered width from said first portion to said second portion. 10. The flexible support of claim 7, wherein said body further has a third opening sized to removably receive said engagement member such that a user can conveniently exchange engagement members in said body. 11. The flexible support of claim 7, wherein said body further has a top portion and a bottom portion, and said engagement member has a longitudinal axis and an end portion bent away from said longitudinal axis and away from said bottom portion when said engagement member is within said body. 12. The strap of claim 7, wherein said body comprises leather. 13. A system comprising: a member comprising natural or artificial fabric or leather having an anchor post; and a strap having attached thereto a connector for engaging said anchor post of said member, said connector comprising: (i) a body having a first opening; and (ii) an engagement member having a second opening with a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a dimension greater than a dimension of said second portion, wherein said engagement member is slidable within said body between (a) a first position at which said first portion of said second opening is aligned with said first opening to receive the anchor post when inserted into said body through said first opening, and (b) a second position at which said second portion of said second opening is aligned with said first opening to prevent the anchor post from being removed from said body through said first opening and wherein the body has a forth opening to facilitate sliding of said embodiment member by a user, with a width less than a width of the first portion and greater than a width of the second portion, said width preventing said engagement member from accidentally falling out of said body. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein said anchor post has a fifth portion and a sixth portion, and wherein said fifth portion is located between said sixth portion and a remainder of said member with said sixth portion having a dimension greater than a dimension of said fifth portion and not greater than said dimension of said first portion, and with said dimension of said fifth portion being not less than said dimension of said second portion. 15. The system of claim 13, wherein said first opening is a substantially circular hole passing completely through said first body. 16. The system of claim 13, wherein said second opening has a tapered width from said first portion to said second portion. 17. The system of claim 13, wherein said body further has a third opening sized to removably receive said engagement member such that a user can conveniently exchange engagement members in said body. 18. The system of claim 13, wherein said body further has a top portion and a bottom portion, and said engagement member has a longitudinal axis and an end portion bent away from said longitudinal axis and away from said bottom portion when said engagement member is within said body. 19. The system of claim 13, wherein said body comprises leather. 20. The system of claim 14, wherein said dimension of said second portion is sized to frictionally engage said fifth portion of the anchor post at said second position. 21. The system of claim 13, wherein said member is a musical instrument. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein said musical instrument is a guitar.