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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707698 | Adjustable fastener for clothing An adjustable fastener includes a male part and a female part, both of which are preferably made of soft pliable, sewable plastic. The female fastener part preferably has two or more spaced apart openings. Each having a broad portion and a narrow portion. The male f... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7204002 | Buckle and baby carrier using the same A buckle including a pair of members (4, 5) coupled to or separated from each other. The buckle includes a socket (10) and a plug (30) capable of being inserted into the socket and hooked in the socket in the state where the plug is inserted int... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7021718 | Method and apparatus for attaching accessories to load-bearing fabric An apparatus for attaching an item to load-bearing fabric including male and female strips that snap together on opposite sides of the fabric. The male strip is attached to the item to be secured to the fabric, and includes male prongs that are pushed through the we... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6875075 | Closure system for a brassiere A hook and eye fastener is provided in which either, or both of, the hook fastener fabric tape or the eye fastener fabric tape is made of a stretchable material. Preferably, the fabric tape can stretch primarily in a horizontal direction. The fabric tape may be sing... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6840648 | Connector for glow sticks having display area A connector for glow sticks having first and second engaging members for engaging first and second ends of a glow stick. Positioned above the engaging members is a display area for the display of advertising or other information. The engaging members are typically s... | 01/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6662373 | Utility vest with universal tool pouch adapter and method for using same A utility vest enabling attachment of an at least one tool pouch having a generic tool belt type attachment means and method for employing same is disclosed. The utility vest comprises a vest portion having a back and two front side portions defining two ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6481064 | Plastic fasteners A fastener which consists of two tapes (1,2) each having a plurality of female fastener members (3,3A) attached thereto and a plurality of male fastener members (4,4A) attached thereto. Each of the female fastener members (3,3A) is provided on its attachi... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6438811 | Male/female engaging device with tape A male/female engaging device utilized with a pair of tapes constructed so that a gap between the pair of tapes is as small as possible and capable of providing a fashionable and beautiful appearance. Female engaging devices made of synthetic resin are at... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6379077 | Device for joining two concrete members together A device for joining two concrete members together, such as concrete tunnel or shaft lining segments (1, 2) includes at least one elastic female member (6) anchored in one of the segments and at least one elastic male member (7) anchored in the other of t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6249938 | Cable length adjustment device A retaining member is secured to a cable at a distance from one end of the cable. The retaining member includes a plurality of fitting receivers spaced from the cable end by different distances. A fitting is provided at the cable end. By selectively engag... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230374 | Fastener device for an absorbent article The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing fastener elements for fastening devices that are intended to be affixed to side-parts of an absorbent article of the kind which includes a central part and front and rear side-parts that project o... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6201699 | Transverse mountable heat sink for use in an electronic device The present invention provides a heat sink that, in an advantageous embodiment, includes a spine having a width with first and second opposing sides that are oriented to be abnormal to the substrate when the heat sink is mounted on the substrate. The heat... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6182338 | Female-male engaging device with tapes This invention provides a female-male engaging device with tapes having a flat shape and a good appearance, wherein a female engaging device and a male engaging device can be easily engaged and disengaged with each other. The female engaging device and th... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6058577 | Attachment structure for fastener member to sheet-like object In an attachment structure for attaching a fastener member to the wrist of a glove body, a first attachment is to be mounted on and along an open edge of the glove wrist and has a plurality of longitudinally arranged socket holes, and a second attachment ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5548929 | Window sealing assembly A window seal assembly for attachment to a vehicle door around the door's window opening is provided. The window seal assembly includes a glass run channel and an inner flock seal both formed from extruded rubber or plastic and including metallic reinforc... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5457859 | Modular clip and assembly using same A modular clip is adapted to releasably secure together a pair of articles for movement as unit. Each article has an article body, a lug protruding from the article body, and a transversely-extending flange at the free end of the lug. The clip includes a ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5433550 | Connecting device for quickly and releasably interconnecting two bodies A connecting device for releasably interconnecting first and second bodies includes a housing which can be applied to a holding means, and a locking pin having a locking head which can be turned to and fro between a starting position in which the locking ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5429875 | Mounting object provided with a metallic heat-resistant two-dimensional fastener A mounting object comprises a combination of a body wherein elements of a metallic heat-resistant two-dimensional fastener in a mounting surface, and their engaging portions projecting therefrom have their base portions embedded and integrally molded, and... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5410784 | Interchangeable clasp An interchangeable clasp is formed from a body having at least one recess, a connector configured to fit within this recess and a member for retaining the connector within the recess. This clasp is aesthetically appealing to the viewer and may be used in ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5250001 | Toy construction kit A construction kit is indicated which consists of elongated stave elements (2), which at their ends are provided with protruding plate portions (6, 10) with pins (8) and holes (12) for mutually rotatable end joining of the state elements in one and the sa... | 10/05/1993 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4866579 | Snap-in mirror package A vanity mirror package for a visor includes snap-fastening connectors extending from the mirror frame toward a recess formed in the visor body. The visor body includes a floor with connectors which cooperate with the snap-fastening connectors of the mirr... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4699076 | Safety deck system A kayak or similar water craft includes a releasable deck that allows the operator to easily evacuate the craft during an emergency. A plurality of large headed pins are preferably employed to attach the releasable deck plate to the upper surface of the h... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4665595 | Clasp with interchangeable ornament A clasp with an interchangeable ornament includes a generally solid male clasp piece which is split longitudinally in a manner that it is transversely resilient, like a clip. A hollow female clasp piece has an insertion opening and an inwardly indented sh... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4610120 | Seal against penetration of water into masonry A flexible sealing layer (1) is provided for the collection and lateral drainage of existing water, especially in tunnel constructions. This sealing layer comprises unidirectional, continuously extending webs (3) arranged so that they project toward the w... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4581793 | Functional design element A functional design element for use with a toy or toy-like assembly set comprises a substantially rectangular material strip being formed with two openings at its opposed longitudinal ends for two push-button-like fasteners whereby the material strip is f... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4538480 | Bicycle pedal and shoe To enable a cyclist to provide 360° of driving force on each bicycle pedal, the cyclist's shoe is formed with a pair of lugs that mate with receivers formed on a bicycle pedal. The shoe is connected and disconnected to the pedal by a simple edgewise move... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4522008 | Clip for self-locking collapsible/expandable structures This disclosure relates to a clip for securing together adjacent collapsible, expandable, self-locking, self-supporting structures which include a plurality of pairs of crossed rod elements pivotally joined in scissored fashion to each other and to hubs h... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4497093 | Two-part fastener A two-part fastener for fastening two objects together comprising a first fastener part mounted on one of the objects and a second fastener part mounted on the other object. The first fastener part has a plurality of openings therein and the second fasten... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4457052 | Buckle for child's car seat harness An improved buckle for a child's safety car seat in which a release plate normally bears against a center plate, within an enclosing housing, to receive in locking relation hasp tips having opening cooperating with bosses on the release plate. The housing... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4420859 | Two-part panel fastener A two-part panel fastener comprises a socket member and a stud member. The socket member includes a base, an elongated retaining head supported above one side of the base, a receptacle defining a central bore extending from the opposite side of the base, ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4033396 | Oscillating suspension for strips of plastic material Suspension for curtain of plastic strips comprises a beam having a U-shaped section and longitudinally spaced transverse slots. T-shaped hook members are attached to the tops of the plastic strips and extend through the slots so that the cross-bars of the... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4007957 | Hook assembly A hook assembly having a hook with a shank portion and being return bent to form an extremity defining a throat for the hook with the shank portion, a body, a shaft mounting the shank portion of the hook on the body for pivotal movement, a pair of substan... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3972550 | Aligning-securing apparatus for a refrigerator door An aligning-securing apparatus has holding elements that are inserted in respective openings of a refrigerator cabinet and a refrigerator door. In the installed position, the apparatus maintains the door aligned relative to the refrigerator cabinet during... | 08/03/1976 |
