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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882605 | Fastening element for end areas of garments to be fastened to one another A fastening element is provided for an end area of a first strap of an item of corsetry, particularly of women's undergarments. The fastening element is to be fastened to a second strap of the item of corsetry and has an number of strap plies of which at least one s... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7128635 | Molded seamless brassiere incorporating fasteners A method of incorporating a fastener with a molded brassiere of a seamless construction and that includes an exterior panel of moldable material and an interior panel of moldable material that is contiguous with the exterior more panel and has been laminated therewi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6948220 | Pet collar buckle structure A pet collar buckle structure comprised of a plastic male member and female member. The male member consists of a stepped round face at its front end, an outer circular surface protruding from the round surface and, furthermore, a lateral notch formed in the two sid... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6910296 | Line splice using barb and receiver A splice system and method for linear connection of fishing lines include a female connector and a male connector. Each connector has first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, about which the connector is symmetric. The first end of the female connecto... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6820312 | Connector element for end sections of pieces of clothing to be connected A connection element for end areas particularly of ladies' underwear which are to be connected to one another, especially the end areas of the wings of bras, having an eye tape provided with one or more eyes. The eye tape can be connected to a hook tape. The hook ta... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6612001 | Coupling device The present invention relates to a coupling device for chain links (1) which comprise an elongated element (2) and which are provided with two pairs of eyes or loops (3, 4 and 5, 6 repectively). The coupling device (11) comprises a double-hook member (13)... | 09/02/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6253424 | Closure for article of apparel and for use by a person having handicapped hands A closure for securement to an article of apparel and for use by a person having handicapped hands is described. The closure comprises a first fastener support member which has one or more fastener elements secured thereto. A second fastener support membe... | 07/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5692276 | Footwear fasteners A footwear fastener for fastening an item of footwear is disclosed. The fastener comprises a two-part clip (102) comprising a first part (104) and a second part (106) for fastening a shoe by interengagement of the two parts (104,106). Elongate connecting ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 4685560 | Door hook retainer loop patch Garment bags often include a door hook depending from the strap at one end of the bag to hold the bag in an extended linear condition while suspended from the top edge of a door or the like. It has been known to use this hook and strap combination to hold... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4431042 | Antiskid tire chain An antiskid tire chain comprises a plurality of cross chains which are systematically arranged in groups of three along the tire chain, one end link of each cross chain in a group being joined in a junction member.... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4404712 | Sling hook A sling hook consisting of a bill portion of the lower end and a sleeve portion at the upper end where the sleeve portion is interrupted by a generally curved slot to permit twist installation of a wire rope sling.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4365653 | Apparatus for coupling a harness-motion to a harness frame of a loom An apparatus for coupling a harness-motion to a harness frame, the coupling end of the harness-motion being a harness-motion hook having a jaw capable of receiving a correspondingly shaped counterpiece secured to the harness frame, the harness-motion hook... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4210984 | Fishing apparatus A fishing apparatus for quickly and safely connecting and disconnecting the upper end of the leader to and from the fishing line, respectively, comprising a back plate to be attached to the fishing line, a semi-rigid front plate, means for releasably secu... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4183121 | Separable fastener An improved separable fastener composed of two opposed, mating elongated strips with a series of flexible interengaging tongues offset from and in parallel alignment with one of the axes of the strips, and partially overlapping openings in the strips. By ... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4097015 | Ceiling hook A rotatable ceiling hook for plants and the like. The hook is shaped in the form of a helix which is secured to a support at a point midway between its ends by a suitable means such as a screw to provide a strong and balanced ceiling hook. Interposed betw... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4067521 | Attaching clip An improved attaching clip is disclosed for use with a roll of steel wire mesh reinforcing that is designed to be utilized in concrete negative buoyancy coatings. The clip is secured to the leading or free end of the roll and may be used to connect the le... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4062430 | Quick release cord storage hook In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an improved hook for use on an electrical appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner or floor polisher, around which may be wound or looped the electric cord for storing the latter when the appl... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4056257 | Hoisting tackle block assembly A hoisting tackle block assembly is described for receiving and accommodating a rope loop without having to thread a free end of the rope through the block housing and over a sheave. The assembly includes a shaft with a sleeve mounted for rotation about t... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4008513 | Clasp A male and female element each having one or more prongs for mating engagement with each other. The prongs of the female element have downwardly extending slots for receiving a transverse bar contained in a prong of the male element. A pushing member is p... | 02/22/1977 |