a re - attachable breakaway safety connector is disclosed which is adapted for use with a rope or other objects arranged in at least a substantially linear manner such that when force is provided to the objects , a tensile force is transferred to the connector . the breakaway connector is designed to fail , i . e ., the components separate , when the tensile force transferred to the connector exceeds a predetermined level , and may be selectively adjusted to reduce the amount of force required to separate a male and female component of the safety connector .