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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318259 | Buckle A buckle which is an insertion type, wherein looseness between a buckle main body and an insertion body is eliminated and generation of impact sound or vibration sound is prevented, and in a resin buckle including the buckle main body formed of a housing and the ins... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7144086 | Shoulder belt clip for child safety seats and child carriers A shoulder belt clip for restraining a child in a child safety seats or carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the shoulder belt clip is comprised of a plate made of flexible material and with two horizontal slots arranged in parallel on one side and a U-shaped opening... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6965231 | Belt buckle and use thereof in magnetic resonance imaging In an embodiment, a belt buckle comprises a housing and locking member that are secured by a pair of locking levers. The housing includes the locking levers along with a base plate to which the locking levers are individually mounted in association with a spring bia... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6722544 | Substantially noiseless fastening systems for apparel and carrying packs A substantially noiseless fastening system for a carrying pack includes a flap attached to the shell of the carrying pack along one edge of the flap, a fastener button attached to the flap near a second edge of the flap, and a button receiver attached to the shell. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6023820 | Soft carrier buckle A buckle system comprising a fixed part is disclosed. The fixed part has a front face and a rear face with a first leg and a second leg and, therebetween, an interior leg and an exterior leg and a central leg. A movable part has a front face and a rear fa... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5933925 | Lockable strap separator for use with bicycle helmets and the like A strap divider for diverging a pair of straps which are disposed one on top of the other into a Y configuration which may be used for the chin straps of a bicycle helmet. The strap divider includes a main body which receives the pair of straps therethrou... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5522529 | Clasp assembly for a watch bracelet A clasp assembly for selectively connecting and disconnecting a pair of bands which define a watch bracelet is described. The clasp assembly includes a male coupling defined by a housing and a depending insert, and a female coupling having an inside wall ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5170539 | Spring loaded sliding bar web connector assembly for a buckle A buckle having a sleeve portion including a receiving channel, a web connector member positioned within the channel for cooperation with the sleeve, and a spring member integrally formed with the web connector member for providing a spring bias to the we... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4991272 | Quick release buckle A resilient plastic buckle assembly utilizes a pair of identical bases for connecting a receptacle and for connecting a clasp to a belt or the like. Bosses and slots on the receptacle and clasp guide the insertion of the clasp into the receptacle and insu... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4527292 | Locking means for a fixing band of a diving mask A locking means for a fixing band of diving mask which can fasten or release the fixing band as a fastening member to which one end of the fixing band is connected is inserted into or removed from a mask frame by one action. The locking means comprises tw... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4488336 | Buckling device The invention relates to a buckling device of the type having a strap or other connecting means, a male and a female elements, means for retaining said strap and male and female catch means. Said catch means consist of a retaining volume of said female el... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4321734 | Clasp assembly A clasp assembly is provided for securing together the free ends of opposed flexible members and includes a first coupling member that is joined to the free end of one of the flexible members and a second coupling member that is joined to the free end of ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4282634 | Buckle A buckle is disclosed, particularly for use in conjunction with belts, straps and the like. The buckle includes two mating parts which lock together upon insertion of a male member into a female member. The male member is generally rectangular in shape an... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4150464 | Buckle A buckle includes separable cooperating receptacle and clasp members. The receptacle member includes a pair of locking slots formed in opposing sides thereof. The clasp member includes a pair of resilient arms having locking tabs thereon for releasably en... | 04/24/1979 |
