Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7475453 | Buckle A buckle includes a metal component having only a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is defined by a first internal perimeter including a first serrated edge. The second opening is defined by a second internal perimeter including a second serrated... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7246384 | Headgear and chin strap with magnetic fastener One embodiment of an apparatus includes a headgear, a chin strap and a magnetic fastener including a slide socket and a stud. The slide socket is attached to the chin strap and the stud is attached to the headgear. The slide socket is configured to be magnetically a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7013497 | Strap-securing device A strap-securing device for use in securing a strap to a shoulder pad worn, for example, on the body of a player in the sport of football. In general, the strap-securing device comprises a strap-engagement member and a catch member joined together by a linkage permi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6995976 | Protective membrane for touch screen device A protective membrane is disclosed for an electronic device that has a touch screen. The touch screen is protected with a membrane adapted to the specific contour and profile of the electronic device and allows the user to use the touch screen interface with no shor... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955465 | Powder-resistant flexible zipper for reclosable packaging A flexible zipper intended for use in a package containing powder or other particulate matter. The zipper is designed to be resistant to clogging of the interlocking profiles with powder. This flexible zipper has first and second profiles that interlock in a closed ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6845548 | Buckle assembly for mounting goggle on helmet A buckle assembly for mounting a goggle on a helmet. The goggle is connected with a strap. The buckle assembly includes a first buckle having a main body. The strap is connected at an end of the main body. A buckling portion is formed on the main body. The buckling ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6757942 | Tape with snap fastener A tape with snap fastener in which fixing strength of a fastener to a tape main body is secured and which is excellent in durability by eliminating a possibility that the fastener may contact directly the tape upon engagement and disengagement and has good external ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6718559 | Motorcycle helmut snap-on decorative device A device is provided for attachment to the existing snap portions on a helmet such as a motorcycle helmet. Design elements are presented on a display member, and in some embodiments the display member extends across several helmet snap portions. One embodiment incor... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6618913 | Decorative ribbon forming device, and decorative ribbon forming and mounting device A ribbon-decoration forming tool for binding a decorative ribbon strip, which defines a plurality of loops, to form a ribbon-decoration, said ribbon-decoration forming tool including: a first flat plate provided with an engagement member, the engagement m... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6584655 | Highly compliant and highly repeatable retention mechanism for attaching and quickly releasing components A retention mechanism has a base and a snap ring that are mounted to two components. The snap ring has a hole for attaching a first component. A conical element with a rounded knob protrudes from the snap ring. The base is cylindrical and has a cap with a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557218 | Snap-type buckle A snap-type buckle is disclosed including a buckle portion having a front surface and a rear surface and including an upper eyelet and a lower eyelet for receiving a strap, a recess extending through the rear surface, and a plurality of tabs located proxi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547317 | Motor vehicle structural component, especially a specialized front wall The invention relates to a motor vehicle structural component, especially a specialized front wall, comprising a functional part made of molded plastic intended to support functional members of the vehicle and a structural part intended to withstand the v... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6532632 | Buckle A buckle for receiving a strap member and for snap-fitting to a snap stud located on a helmet, the buckle including a metal member having opposite ends and opposite first and second substantially planar surfaces, with an aperture located between the ends ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6497012 | Buckle A buckle for receiving a strap member and for snap-fitting to a snap stud located on a helmet. The buckle includes a metal member having opposite ends, with an aperture located between the ends and a slit on either side of the aperture. Each of the slits ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6481066 | Buckle A buckle for receiving a strap member and for snap-fitting to a snap stud located on a helmet. In a preferred embodiment, the buckle includes a metal member having opposite ends, with an aperture located between the ends and a slit on either side of the a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6454503 | Fastener having three parts A three-part fastening element having, as the first part or element, a first sleeve which is slit axially at least once, preferably a number of times, at one of its two ends and is thus radially spreadable and has a cylindrical basic shape and, at both en... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6374468 | Highly compliant retention mechanism for attaching and quickly releasing components A two-piece retention mechanism has a base and a snap ring that are individually mounted to two separate components that a user desires to releasably join. The snap ring has a round body with a hole for attaching the first component thereto. A conical ele... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6301719 | Helmet face protector attachment system The present invention relates to attachments for releasably securing a transparent shield to a wire grid face protector and the wire grid face protector to a helmet. The attachments comprise a clip and a bracket. The clip comprises a retaining body adapte... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299353 | Zipper for reclosable container with apertures passing through female profile The zipper for a reclosable bag includes a male profile and a female profile. The female profile includes first and second legs extending from a planar base, with a space formed therebetween for insertion of a male profile therein. Apertures are formed in... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6238157 | Attachment connection for vehicle trim component An attachment connection (18) for securing a vehicle trim component (16) to a vehicle body sheet metal panel (20) includes an attachment projection (22) extending from the trim component with an attachment formation (24) molded in situ thereon from a soft... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6094785 | Snap apparatus for housings The present invention relates to a snap arrangement comprising snap hooks (208) associated with a first housing (200) that snap over corresponding protrusions (111) in a second housing (100). The snap hooks preferably include an inclined portion (212) suc... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6044528 | Strap retainer A strap retainer including a base having an integrally formed post projecting therefrom, and a post receiving member, spaced from the base wherein the post receiving member has an opening formed therein for receipt of the post. A member connects the base ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6009604 | Front closure for a brassiere A front closure for a brassiere has male and female parts which have frame portions through which fabric parts of the respective cups can pass for attaching these cup portions to the closure members. The male member has a bar received in a trough or chann... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003212 | Pair of shoes fastener A pair of shoes fastener for releasably coupling at least one pair of shoes together. The pair of shoes fastener includes a male portion and a female portion that are releasably coupleable together. The male portion has a neck member outwardly extending f... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5933929 | Snap button and method of attaching the same A snap button for attachment to a cloth is composed of male and female buttons engageable with each other. Each of the male and female buttons includes a face plate centrally from which a smashable shank projects, a snap body, and a resilient plate. The s... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5831225 | System and method for fastening insulating layers to a support structure A barrier wall (20) separating a passenger compartment from an engine compartment of a motor vehicle has an acoustical barrier assembly (10) mounted thereto. The acoustical barrier assembly (10) includes a sound barrier layer (12) of a molded construction... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5787956 | Foldable car sunshade curtain A car sunshade curtain, attached to a car window, comprising: a pleated curtain; a first and a second support bar on both sides of the pleated curtain, the first support bar being provided with a plurality of fastening devices attachable to the car window... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5647713 | Plastic panel fastener and method of forming the same A panel fastener includes separable components formed from two different plastics, one relatively rigid and the other somewhat more flexible and resilient. The two components are formed in a two shot injection molding process and are joined through a ball... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5630256 | Buffer clip A buffer clip for preventing the generation of an uncomfortable sound and wherein an impact force absorbing member does not separate from the clip due to vibration or the like. The buffer clip is inserted and fitted into a mounting hole formed in a concav... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5601899 | Sheet with integral fastener An integral fastener particularly for use in mounting a sheet material to a structural member with a plurality of threaded studs. The integral fastener in one embodiment is connected to the sheet by a web adjacent an aperture in the sheet. The fastener ha... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5591938 | Electrical mechanism support member applicable to a tray for electrical conductors The member or box includes: a slot under which ribs of the tray may be received and which has passages on one side and an aperture on the other side; a retaining member attached to the slot and which is provided with a fold-down tab and a tooth; fingers r... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5458267 | Sizeable attachment device A sizeable attachment device includes a flexible member (102) and a set of first (108) and second (106) sockets which receive a set of back-to back studs formed from back-to-back pairs (110, 112). In a first attachment mode stud 110 is snap fitted to sock... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5411163 | Case provided with a closure device not including a movable member Case including a lid and a base provided with a closure having a hook and a counter hook cooperating to close the case. The hook includes a rigid support on the lid to which an elastic component carrying the catch of the hook is mounted. The elastic compo... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5259096 | Slide socket and method for making same An aspect of the invention is directed to a method for making an improved slide socket of the type having a snap ring and used to secure a strap, e.g. a football helmet strap, to a conventional flanged stud attached to the helmet. The method includes, in ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5197404 | Raft fastener The present invention entails a fastener unit for coupling two or more rafts together. In one embodiment the fastener unit is comprised of a pair of deformable closed walls, each having a central opening and designed to lock one in another. Each closed wa... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5014369 | Pool cover tie-down A tie-down particularly adapted for use in combination with a pool cover which importantly prevents any marring, scratching or damage to the surface of the deck surrounding the pool. The tie-down is generally flat and smooth and made from a tough flexible... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4993127 | Locking attachment for guitar straps and the like A device for locking a guitar strap to a guitar has a slotted base with one slot for receiving a guitar strap through it, and a second slot for mounting to the strap peg on the guitar. The second slot is keyhold shaped and has an entry portion and a retai... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4982885 | Interactive coupling devices A device for coupling two or more items such as luggage, which includes a longitudinal length of material with first and second groups of snaps at each end thereof for looping the longitudinal ends of the longitudinal length of material and a third group ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4977648 | Device at a snap-in lock An arrangement for a snap lock includes a first component having a projecting part that is capable of being introduced into a corresponding cavity in a second component. An indentation in the projecting part is oriented transverse to the direction of intr... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4962573 | Clasp for retaining containers The present invention relates to a reusable clasp for retaining a container. The reusable clasp includes a first and a second member, the first member having a stud projecting therefrom, and a ball at an end thereof for locking with an annular space in th... | 10/16/1990 |
