Abstract: A device is introduced that can be readily adapted to connect any two objects together, including the footwear members of a variety of different recreational or sporting devices in a manner that permits the objects or footwear members to be first attached, release, and then reconnect with each other. The invention is particularly applicable to the sport of snowboarding as it relates to the sport of skateboarding. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the connecting device is comprised of at least two specially shaped angled bars that are able to slide and lock together. A means to secure the two angled bars together is provided by a connection between a coupling mechanism on one of the bars and a corresponding coupling block on the other angled bar. In addition, there is also a device known as the release enabler that functions to safely monitor the operation of the coupling mechanism. With the release enabler a user can select from either an open or closed position for the connecting device.