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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325339 | Apparatus for positioning and mounting awards An apparatus for displaying ribbons and badges on a garment wherein predetermined arrangements of awards can be quickly and reliably established using designated openings in a template. Using break-away portions, the template can be sized as needed and pin holes are... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318260 | Quick release locking mechanism and method, especially for a hidden-type convertible shoe A novel quick release locking mechanism is disclosed. The locking mechanism is comprised of a male latch member and a female receptacle. The male latch member is comprised of an arbor with a planar handle at its proximal end and a catch apparatus at its distal end. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290312 | Double snap An apparatus for providing at least one securing means in conjunction with one of a male and a female portion of a snap already in place, the apparatus comprises a first member having an opposite one a male and a female portion of a snap for engagement with such one... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7124477 | Ball chain and connector for tessellated patterns A ball chain assembly may be used to form tessellated patterns of ball chains. The ball chains include a series of balls and intermediate links of a breadth less than the breadth of said balls. A chain connector of one-piece construction defines a circular array of ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083636 | Tissue fasteners and related methods An endoscopic surgical instrument for deploying a two part fastener having a male fastener part and a female fastener part, includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end. An end effector is coupled to said distal end of said tube and is configured to hold t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7014118 | Module header apparatus A header connector apparatus (10) is configured to receive an electronic card (11). The apparatus (10) includes a body (12) having first and second spaced apart side arms (14, 16) formed integrally with the body (12) and con... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976291 | Tape-mounted fastener and methods for manufacturing and using the same A male-mounted tape is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin male snaps moulded and fastened onto a cloth tape at certain intervals in such a way that their engagement sides and non-engagement sides, which are asymmetric to each other, are on the front side and... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953910 | Assembly element for tow component parts of a device The assembly element is mechanically connected to two component parts of a device (2) at least once the device is assembled. A shape-memory metal element (6i, 7i), is provided as the assembly element, the metal element having a fir... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6931897 | Lock for a sliding door or gate The lock comprises a frame (5), at least one bolt (4), in particular a latch bolt which projects in a predetermined direction out of the frame, a bolt operating mechanism (26, 31, 32) and means (20, 24) for mounting at least one hand oper... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6615457 | Button replacement device An apparatus for temporarily holding a button on a garment to replace a button which has been detached or lost from the garment. The apparatus includes a spring-like U-shaped clip that has an upper planar portion and a lower planar portion. The upper and ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6374455 | Fastener grommet A fastener grommet assembly has a combining function of a fastener and a grommet. The fastener grommet includes two flange members each having an axial opening, a fastening mechanism formed on an outer surface thereof, the fastening mechanism being an axi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6266853 | Non-rotatable enclosing buckle of fabric article A not rotatable enclosing buckle of fabric article, including a female buckle body formed with a shaft hole passing through a bottom end thereof and a male buckle body including a main body and a nail post upward projecting from the main body. The nail po... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6170129 | Press fastener The press fastener comprises, in addition to a press fastener ball fixed to a first carrier web, a press fastener eyelet firmly connectable to a second carrier web by a rived shaft emanating from a rivet cap and passing through a central perforation. A si... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6138333 | Adjustable earring An earring includes a pin adapted to pass through a hole pierced in an ear or other body part. The pin has an enlarged, decorative end thereon which rests against one side of the ear with the pin extending through the hole in the ear, and a clutch which f... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6067694 | Press-stud A press-stud comprising a female part (11; 317) to which one end (14; 318) of a male part (15; 330) is anchored in the closed configuration by forcing with elastic deformation of a ring (12; 100; 200; 311; 411) that is accommodated in a circumferential gr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6012203 | Interchange snap-on adornments for fashion accessories An assembly includes a socket member, a post element, a stud member, and a decorative element. The socket member is secured to a fashion article, such as clothing, accessories (e.g., belts, hats, purse, shoes, etc.) or undergarments using the post element... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5940940 | Button attaching fastener A button attaching fastener consisting of a button cap and an attachment plug. The button cap has centrally in its rear surface a socket, and the attachment plug has on one end a flange fitted in the socket with a clench portion provided along an outer pe... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5940942 | Fabric holder What is disclosed is a fabric holder to secure a plurality of fabrics together. The apparatus comprises two pieces, a male bottom piece and a female top piece which interlock to secure the fabric.... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5870806 | Bistable member for ejecting snap fastener and spring latch assemblies A bistable member including a bistable, invertable dish- or dome-shaped base portion and an engaging projection extending therefrom. A male member is engaged with the bistable member by pressing the male member against a central apex of the bistable membe... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5845369 | Eye glass holder An eye glass holder is provided which is attachable to an article of fabric, for supporting and securing a pair of eye glasses. The eye glass holder comprises a pin assembly engageable to the fabric. The pin assembly includes a substantially planar member... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842494 | Structure of umbrella's upper notch and ferrule The present invention relates to the presentation of an improved structure of umbrella's upper notch and ferrule, comprising mainly an inner flange tube with an appropriate length at the top of an umbrella's upper notch, two opposite walls of said inner f... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5775863 | Hand-operable self-locking fastener A fastener includes a post and a clip. The post is formed with a head and an elongated shank extending therefrom, longitudinally spaced and radially extending ribs being formed at the free end of the shank. The clip is formed with an opening for receiving... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5758678 | Stabilized umbrella top structure An umbrella top structure includes an upper notch secured on a top portion of a central shaft, a top cap member engaged with the upper notch for fastening a central crimped portion of an umbrella cloth in between the top cap member and the upper notch as ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5653197 | Pet collar and stud assemblies A pet collar is provided with an indicia bearing surface through which a plurality of apertures are provided. Indicia bearing stud assemblies are securable to the collar along the indicia bearing surface. Each stud assembly includes a stud member and a st... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5575043 | Button for clothing A button for clothing, comprising a metallic dome associated with an equally metallic bell-shaped part, which contains a core and is associable with the fabric of the item of clothing by means of a nail. The core is provided with a disk-shaped portion wit... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5517730 | Crown button of a cap A cap crown button comprises a female retaining body, a decorating cloth, a fastening element, and a male retaining body. The female retaining body has an arcuate top, a periphery and a receiving space provided centrally with a projection having an axial ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5428872 | Button rapidly fitted by means of a stud or thread with the possibility of recovering it after fitting A novel system of rapidly securing a button using stud or thread is described, with the possibility of recovering the button after fitting. Improved appearance is achieved by rendering the stud penetration hole invisible on its upper surface. The button c... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5212851 | Snap-fit button A snap-fit button comprising: a button body having on its front surface an ornamental; a snap member; a caulking member with which the button body and snap member are adapted to be caulked; a locking ring having on and along its outer peripheral portion a... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5199139 | Fastening device A fastening device or apparatus wherein mechanical connection and/or disconnection or electrical connection and/or disconnection is accomplished as a result of the deformation of an oval/ellipse shaped component--the deformable component--which may prefer... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5189762 | Removable threadless button apparatus Threadless button apparatus includes a button portion and a retainer portion, with the two portions being secured together with a frictional engagement between a stem or shank which extends outwardly from a button and a lock cylinder in the retainer. Ther... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5113553 | Fastening device A fastening device or apparatus having at least two parts or components wherein reliance is on the deformation of an oval/ellipse shaped aperture which deformation results from the insertion of a stud component into the aperture which is formed within a s... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5075938 | Fastening device A two part or component fastening device or apparatus wherein reliance is on the deformation of an oval/ellipse shaped aperture which deformation results from the insertion of a stud component into the aperture which is formed within a socket component. T... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5016368 | Clothing identifier A pair of molded plastic parts, fitted and secured together with an element of the clothing therebetween. The parts including a base having a hole with a circumferential locking surface, and a cover with a locking pin which enters the hole and has a shoul... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5014400 | Ornamental snap fasteners A snap fastener includes a neck on a male component thereof having a non-circular cross section. A female component includes slots in a receptacle that engage the neck of the male component. This engagement prevents relative rotation of the male and femal... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4970766 | Button attachable to clothes without using thread A button includes a female element and a male element engageable with each other. A hole with a pawl is formed in the female element. The male element includes a base portion and a pin integrally formed together. The pin has a free tip end and one or more... | 11/20/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4841604 | Detachable button A button arrangement which permits the temporary or permanent replacement of a lost button. The button arrangement includes a pointed shaft attached to a flat backing and a front portion which includes a button and a hollow tube which fits over the shaft.... | 06/27/1989 |
