bottom end view of the coupler fig4 to 6 in turn show how the coupler 2 mounts to the ends 4 and 6 of one or more cord members before referring thereto however attention is first directed to fig1 through 3 and wherefrom an appreciation can be had of the construction of the coupler 2 from fig1 the coupler 2 is comprised of a planar body member 10 which is of a molded or machined construction and provides for a pair of apertures 12 and 14 formed at opposite ends of the coupler 2 relative to a longitudinal midline axis 15 a loop member 17 also projects from the back of the member depending upon the application the aperture 14 or loop 17 may be deleted the periphery of the coupler 2 is shaped to provide a relatively pointed end 16 which surrounds a relatively elongated aperture 12 and a relatively blunt end 18 which surrounds the aperture 14 let into the opposite side edges 20 of the coupler intermediate the apertures 12 and 14 are a plurality of v shaped wedging notches 22 the opposite successively occurring ones of which are lengthwise staggered relative to the other bevels 26 are formed into the surface of the coupler 2 along the periphery of each notch 22 to form relatively narrow notch edges 28 during fastening the wrapped cord end is compressively received into each of the notches 22 with the cord member deforming about the edges 28 and whereby greater frictional engagement is achieved with each notch 22 it is to be appreciated however that the beveling 26 may be deleted for relatively coarse cordage members the beveled edges 26 moreover are formed such that they are relatively blunt and.