Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770267 | Buckle Two wedges extended from the first arm and the second arm of the waist-strap fastener respectively are utilized to engage with the waist-strap button. With inclined surfaces that face with each other on the first arm and the second arm, the mounting section of the w... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7716794 | Seatbelt buckle for use in vehicle A seatbelt buckle for use in vehicle comprises a base, an intermediate loop, a fixed disc, an elastic member, an upper cover, a fixed post, four movable posts, an actuation member, a biasing element and a pressing element, wherein the intermediate loop and the fixed... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698791 | Safety strap buckle, in particular for automotive child safety seats The buckle has a buckle body, and a lock mechanism for releasably locking two tongues insertable inside the buckle body in a longitudinal insertion direction; the lock mechanism includes a retaining rod movable, in a release direction perpendicular to the longitudin... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7198183 | Adjustable dual strap for carrying golf bag The invention herein relates to an adjustable dual straps structure allowing the user to comfortably back-carry a golf bag and mainly consists of two shoulder straps and two support straps. One end of the shoulder straps being buckled together while the other ends t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159285 | Seat belt arrangements for child safety seats A buckle mechanism for a seat belt arrangement of a child safety seat comprises a guiding member forming at least one internal cavity for guiding and receiving at least one tongue of a tongue member, at least one latch for engaging with and locking the at least one ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156469 | Three point seat belt system A three-point seat belt system adapted for use with a seat frame having a seat back and a seat bottom, wherein the system comprises: (a) retractor shoulder belt with a single first connector on its distal end, adapted to be fixedly attached at its opposite end to th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7117568 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly is described. The buckle assembly includes a a buckle body having first and second openings, and first and second waist strap fasteners, each having a fastener coupling section configured to couple to the respective openings of the buckle body, eac... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7073235 | Non-inertial release safety restraint belt buckle systems Vehicle body restraint systems including buckles for latching and retaining latch plates associated with safety belts wherein the buckles includes latching mechanisms having oppositely oriented release mechanisms which are operative in such a manner that any force a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065843 | Safety belt latch for car A safety belt latch for a car includes a base, a cover, and a rotation member. Thus, the flattened opening of the connecting plate is spaced from the fixed post so that the fixed post is fixed independently and is not moved with the connecting plate, and the fixed s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6922875 | Buckle device A buckle apparatus includes an insertion control subassembly press-operating an ejector when a pair of tongue parts are simultaneously inserted into a buckle body for allowing insertion up to an engaging position between the respective tongue parts and an engaging m... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922876 | Seat belt cover A seat belt cover comprising a flat tubular member through which a seat belt of a motor vehicle is passed to be covered therewith, wherein, the flat tubular member has i) a slit-shaped opening provided at its lower end and having a width larger than the width of a t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6880211 | Macro closure device for disposable articles There is provided an improved tab member for a closure system comprising a tab portion and a slot member. The slot member includes a slit or a loop, with the slot located between an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The tab portion has a tab member having a l... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6796007 | Buckle assembly A buckle mechanism comprises a female portion and at least one male portion adapted to be received within the cavity of the female portion. The male portion has a base, a central leg with a catch and a locking tab. The locking tab seats in the locking slot when the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769157 | Safety guard for seat belt buckle release A seat belt buckle guard device is provided for preventing access to a release button on a seat belt. The device comprises a sleeve structured to fit over a variety of shapes and sizes of seat belt buckles. The sleeve comprises a front face and a top face that are c... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6687963 | Buckle structure for fastening shoulder straps A buckle structure includes a foldable main body, two first movable connectors for fastening a first shoulder strap, and two second movable connectors for fastening a second shoulder strap. The main body is provided at one end with two first retaining hol... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6623037 | Seat belt configuration having individual belt retractors for the shoulder belt and the lap belt A seat belt configuration includes a shoulder belt, a lap belt, a belt lock, and belt retractors. A release mechanism is assigned to the shoulder belt and/or the lap belt so that the first belt retractor can be separated from the second belt retractor. Th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6520392 | Backup buckle for a seat belt The backup buckle has a housing with juxtaposed first and second portions. A buckle mechanism is mounted in the first portion. A stiff plate is affixed to the buckle mechanism and extends along the second portion and away from the buckle mechanism. A latc... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6473947 | Safety belt restraining device A safety belt restraining device designed to be attached to an existing vehicle safety belt system having a male clip and a female buckle. The safety belt restraining device includes a body with a female member integrated within the body. The female membe... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6343824 | Apparatus for suspending a load Apparatus for suspending a load, in particular a person, from a cable comprises a harness plate adapted to be secured to a harness for supporting the person. The harness plate includes a locking mechanism comprising two locking members spaced apart to def... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6105219 | Buckle guard A buckle guard that is positionable over and around the buckle assembly of a vehicle seat belt shoulder harness to prevent a child from accessing and disconnecting the buckle assembly. The buckle guard includes a back guard section, an inner snap guard se... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101690 | Strap retainer for child seatbelts The strap retainer includes a relatively rigid post element with one end formed integrally with a relatively flexible strap element. The free end of the post element includes parallel stabilizing channels and a central detent channel which receive paralle... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6049954 | Safety buckle A buckle apparatus includes first and second couplings, and a housing. The first coupling includes a first locking member and is configured to mate with a second locking member. The housing is configured for receiving the first coupling and configured to ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6041480 | Seat belt lock cover A seat belt lock cover for use with a seat belt having a seat belt release button, for selectively preventing a child from accessing the seat belt release button, comprising a main housing and a cover plate. The main housing has a pair of side surfaces, a... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5884368 | Method for removably coupling a plurality of structures A method for coupling at least two structures. The method comprises engaging the structures with a resilient, elongated band. The band has a plurality of spaced-apart projections extending away from a first portion thereof and a plurality of spaced-apart ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5768753 | Deflection fitting for a safety belt A deflection fitting for a safety belt is provided, comprising an attachment section having an eyelet, a deflection web, and bent connection sections provided at each axial end of the deflection web and connecting the deflection web to the attachment sect... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5671516 | Easy connect and release seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle system which is easy to engage and disengage includes a plunger section with a cylindrical plunger pin, mounted to a base, which is formed to fit closely within the bore of a receptacle forming part of a receptacle section. The receptac... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5659931 | Buckle which is releasable by depression of a hinged member A multiple-piece buckle having a socket member and at least one plug member, wherein the plug member has a resilient tongue which defines an aperture or other opening near a distal end thereof, and wherein the socket member includes a lug or pin which is ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5617617 | Fabric cover for a seatbelt buckle The present invention relates to a supplemental seatbelt buckle cover system. The seatbelt buckle cover of the present invention is adapted to be removably positioned over a seatbelt buckle to protect a user from such a seatbelt buckle which may have inad... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5542161 | Buckle which is releasable by depression of a hinged member A multiple-piece buckle having a socket member and at least one plug member, wherein the plug member has a resilient tongue which defines an aperture or other opening near a distal end thereof, and wherein the socket member includes a lug or pin which is ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5540403 | Airplane seat child safety harness An airplane seat child safety harness comprising: a central buckle formed in a planar configuration and including a coupling device affixed to at least one of its ends, the buckle including at least one bore with a button positioned therein, the coupling ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5526556 | Buckle for vehicle seat A buckle (20) comprises a base (102) for receiving first and second tongues (64, 66). A pivotable latch plate (106) is mounted on the base (102) and is pivotable between a first position connecting the first and second tongues (64, 66) to the base and a s... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5452497 | Multi-purpose fixing seat for belts A multi-purpose fixing seat for belts including a body portion formed with a recess having a raised rack at both sides thereof, a plurality of protuberances between two portions of the raised rack, and a circular raised edge enclosing the protuberances, a... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5442840 | Seatbelt buckle safety sheath A seatbelt buckle safety sheath to prevent the inadvertent releasing of the seatbelt buckle by young children. Specifically, the seatbelt buckle safety sheath is made of a resilient material and frictionally encompasses the female portion of the seatbelt ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5432987 | Central lock for multi-point safety belts A central lock for multi-point safety belts or safety harnesses includes a housing with several insertion openings distributed over the circumference of the housing. Tongues connected to the belts can be inserted into the insertion openings. A holding pla... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5416957 | Impact cushion for seat belt latch An impact cushion for a seat belt latch includes a sleeve of a latex rubber material sized to slide lengthwise over a female seat belt connector, with an interference fit. The front side of the sleeve has an opening in a position corresponding to the rele... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5406681 | Lock for safety belt Buckle for a safety belt, particularly a children's belt, comprising a buckle housing (10) and a lock tongue (13) constructet to be connected each to one strap part. The lock tongue is insertable into a guide (15) in the buckle housing which has a latch m... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5403038 | Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus A latch member for a vehicle occupant restraint apparatus has an anchor portion, a first tongue portion and a second tongue portion. The anchor portion connects the latch member to a lap belt. The first tongue portion of the latch member is movable into a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5329676 | Buckle device of seat belt unit and method for connecting buckle cover in said buckle device In the present invention, a lock pin 6 is temporarily fixed on an upper cover 2 in advance. Then, the upper cover 2 and a lower cover 3 are connected together by inserting a wall 10 between a pair of walls 4 and 5 and by aligning holes 7 and 8 with a hole... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5307544 | Seat belt buckle guard A seat belt buckle guard comprises a one-piece, molded plastic, box-like enclosure having one open end and an opposite end wall with a slot. The seat belt buckle fits through the open end into the enclosure with its latch plate receiving slot aligned with... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5287645 | Purse ring A purse ring for interconnecting a purse seine to a purse line has a frame with a roller mounted across the frame. The roller permits rolling engagement with the purse line as the purse line is retrieved during seiner operations. The frame of the roller i... | 02/22/1994 |
