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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373701 | Quick release buckle A quick release buckle assembly having a housing, two cams, a knurl bar, and two springs. Each spring is operatively arranged to engage both a respective cam and the knurl bar. The housing includes integral bearing walls for the cams. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7322076 | Clasp for jewelry The clasp for jewelry includes a body, a pin insertable into the body, a stopper engaging to the pin having been inserted into the body to keep the pin engaged to the body, and a releaser releasing the pin from the body. When pulled or slid, the releaser releases th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7155786 | Quick release buckle A two-part buckle is provided with male and female components and associated surfaces for engagement one against the other when the male buckle component is inserted in the female buckle component. A portion of the female buckle component defines a lever for deflect... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7107789 | Openable ring with cooperating locking means An openable ring that is arranged to be worn about a portion of a body of a person. The ring includes first and second arcuate sections that are pivotally interconnected at one end of the ring for permitting pivotal movement of the arcuate sections between opened an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107657 | Lanyard operated sternum breakaway buckle with vertical position adjustment A vertically positioned, lanyard, releasing breakaway buckle including a keeper and a secure. The keeper has a rear wall, side walls and a floor. A cover, to which a lanyard is secured, is hinged to the keeper and spaced apart from the floor. The cover defines an el... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100251 | Breakaway buckle A breakaway buckle has a keeper attachable to a first strap and a secure attachable to a second laterally disposed strap. The secure has a tongue releasably retained in the keeper by overlapping interlocked locking surfaces on both components. Cam surfaces on the se... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093332 | Locking toggle assembly for jewelry A locking toggle clasp assembly for releasably coupling opposing terminal portions of a jewelry item, includes a toggle bar connected to a first terminal portion of the jewelry item. A toggle clasp having an opening is connected to a second terminal portion of the j... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073234 | Quick-release buckle A quick release buckle including a female buckle member, including attachment device, having a pocket formed therein accessible through a rear opening formed in the female buckle member and including a first cover having a slot formed therein, a male buckle member a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6694578 | Child safety belt buckle locking mechanism A safety belt buckle locking mechanism comprising a receiving buckle and an insertion buckle with spring-loaded safety locking bars and side-pins extending from each side of the insertion buckle. The receiving buckle has an internal spring-action latch ro... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6678925 | Two-piece buckle assembly A two-piece lanyard release buckle having first and second ends which are adapted to receive straps. A keeper has a floor which includes front and rear portions and a first end formed in the rear portion thereof. A flexible cover is spaced apart from the ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6637083 | Lanyard high load two piece buckle A lanyard, two-piece, high load buckle assembly including a keeper and a cover. The cover is hinged to the keeper and the lanyard is secured thereto. The cover defines an elongated slot. The cover has a cam surface formed on the under surface thereof and ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6615461 | Tongue of inflatable belt device A tongue of an inflatable belt device which allows a lap belt anchor to be easily assembled to a tongue body is provided. A tongue plate is provided on its one surface with hook-like projections for coupling a lap belt anchor to the tongue plate, and stop... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6487761 | Quick release buckle for divers A buckle apparatus for rapid disengagement of male and female members has deformable portions of a male pull member extending into the female member and retained in openings of the female member. An elongate pull element extends from the deformable portio... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6481790 | Tray lock device A tray lock, comprising comprises a main body 1 including an accommodating section 2 provided with a three fourths (3/4) circular circumference edge extending in the end side of the main body 1, a rotary fastening means 3 connected with the main body 1 th... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481069 | Bracelet connector A jewelry clasp used to secure a piece of jewelry to an individual. The clasp includes a female part attached to one end of the piece of jewelry that has a latch pivotally mounted within a recess on the female part. The latch includes a hook at one end ha... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6397440 | Assembly of a buckle mechanism and a blade and a method of securing and releasing the blade to the buckle mechanism An assembly of a buckle mechanism and blade. The buckle mechanism includes a housing surrounding a guide supported by a base. The guide engages a fastening surface of the blade with the lock surface of a projection of the base and has at least one wall de... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386496 | Press-control retaining device A press-control retaining device includes a casing, the casing having two engagement flanges disposed at two sides, a retainer member supported on a spring inside the casing and adapted for securing to an external object, the retainer member having a subs... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6301757 | Buckle A buckle comprises a male member and a female member. The male member is provided with an insertion portion adapted to be inserted into the female member and an insertion hole formed inside of the insertion portion. The female member is provided with a re... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6185797 | Lift-control buckle A lift-control buckle, which includes a female buckle member and a male buckle member respectively fastened to two distal ends of a belt, and a locking plate pivoted to two upright blocks inside the female buckle for locking the male buckle member after i... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6154936 | Two-piece quick release buckle and strap adjuster A two-piece lanyard release buckle which comprises a keeper and a secure part. The keeper is comprised of a floor which includes a front portion and a rear portion and a cover spaced apart from the floor, means for flexibly securing the cover and the floo... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6141840 | Buckle for retractable restraints A buckle for releasably engaging a tongue of a restraint system and the like includes a housing containing a latch having a forward edge pivotally connected to a forward end of the housing. Overlying the latch is a lever that is pivotally connected to the... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5832573 | Quick release buckle assembly A quick release buckle assembly which is activated by pulling upwardly on a short lanyard. The buckle comprises a keeper part including a latch and a secure part. The secure part has a leading edge which is chamfered in several planes to facilitate its in... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5784765 | Partial-Release front closure for an uplift brassiere A front closure for a brassiere, particularly a brassiere of the uplift type in which the male and female members are engaged with a resilient finger on the female member adapted to be held by first and second detents permitting relaxation of the closure ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5435047 | Lock for bracelets, necklaces and the like The invention is a lock for pieces of jewellery and bijouterie and consists of a first element (2; 300) connected with one end of one of said articles and of a second element (3; 400) connected with the other end of the same article, elements which are jo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5279021 | Article retaining apparatus having pull-release/push-retain structure and method of using An article retaining apparatus having structure that facilitates push-type securement or manipulated latch-type securement of an article, such as keys, key rings and the like, and which also facilitates tug release, or manipulated latch release of a retai... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5188381 | Wheel holding bracket assembly for suitcases This is a device for detachably attaching large wheels to the bottom of a suitcase. The wheels are connected together by a common axle. A bracket is molded or attached to the bottom of the suitcase and the bracket has axle receiving slots formed therein. ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5097572 | Positive lock for strap connector A parachute canopy strap connecting device comprises a male strap connector having a locking tang including a locking notch, a female strap connector having a housing including a slot for receiving the tang for insertion to a locking position, and a locki... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5010630 | Clasp mechanism A clasp is provided that is fixed to one end of a chain or similar device and includes an internal latch mechanism for releasably engaging the free end of the chain, wherein the latch mechanism includes a spring biased, deflectable member carrying a lug t... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4937923 | Positive-lock quick-release buckle A buckle assembly in which a base having upstanding sidewalls defines a passageway for receiving a tongue having a recess formed therein. A latch pivotally supported by the base sidewalls above the passageway has a catch portion adapted to extend downward... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4924562 | Jewelry clasp A jewelry clasp having a hook member pivotally mounted in a housing and spring actuated to engage and disengage with a latch member insertable in the housing.... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4916781 | Fastening device A fastening device consisting of a first bar and a second bar. The first bar has an interior channel and a longitudinally extending groove communicating with the interior channel. The groove has enlarged openings at spaced intervals. The second bar has a ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4900043 | Wheel holding brackets attached to suitcases An axle wheel assembly is removably attached to the base of a suitcase by attaching a pair of brackets to opposite sides of the base of the suitcase. The upper edge of each bracket is provided with a downwardly extending slot. A pivotally mounted slot ent... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4893383 | Halter buckle A buckle is provided for use with a halter. The buckle includes a first coupler sized for close fitting insertion into a second coupler. A triangular shaped latch is pivotally secured within the second coupler for retaining the first coupler therein. A sp... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4566160 | End release inverse clevis buckle A safety belt buckle wherein a conventional latch for engaging an apertured tongue of a conventional connector is pivotally seated within the base loop of an inverse clevis having an opening for insertion of the tongue and a solid transverse interior surf... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4458383 | Safety guard device for wallet A safety guard device for a wallet includes a salient button which penetrates the corner or the edge of the laminae of a wallet and fastens with a lock base that is installed in the upper portion of one's trouser pocket or at the lower end of a belt clamp... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4455723 | Removable coupling device between a photographic camera and an accessory In a removable coupling device between a photographic camera and an accessory of the type comprising at least two coupling pins secure to the camera and a coupling plate provided with key hole shaped opening to receive enlarged heads of the coupling pins ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4414716 | Garment clasping device A clasping device for releasably securing small articles of clothing such as socks is disclosed. In the clasping device of this invention, a device consisting of one or two small, flat, resilient members are utilized to pair socks or the like for washing ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4265098 | Device for carrying a removable pendant A device for carrying a removable pendant from a chain or necklace which has an aperture into which is inserted the top bar of a T-shaped member which carries the pendant. Means are provided for closure of the aperture by a movable element having a protub... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4203167 | Simulated belt buckle and appendage A simulated belt buckle adapted for use with a belt including means for releasably connecting its ends when encircling the waist of a wearer, said simulated belt buckle including a decorative plate portion and an appendage which may be in the form of a kn... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4110847 | Quick fastening and adjusting safety clasp especially for safety helmets A rapidly attachable and adjustable safety buckle for a chin strap of a protective helmet having a catch rotatably fixed to the helmet, a hook having one end attached to the chin strap and the other end terminating in a special protuberance, the catch hav... | 09/05/1978 |
