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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343648 | Securing strap arrangement and tensioner therefor A securing strap arrangement, typically for securing luggage or other items, has a resiliently extensible length portion, and a substantially non-resiliently extensible length portion including an arrangement for varying effective length of the non-resiliently exten... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7070295 | Light device for attaching to objects A light device includes an attaching device for attaching onto a supporting object or a bicycle, and a light member selectively attached to the attaching device for being used as a light facility for the bicycle, and selectively disengaged from the supporting object... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051407 | Brassiere strap clasp A brassiere strap clasp is used to hold either a cloth strap or a bead strap. The brassiere strap clasp has a body and a clamp. The clamp is pivotally attached to the body and has multiple teeth that extend toward the body. The cloth straps and the bead straps can p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6941622 | Hook capable of hooking chain at desired length A hook is capable of hooking a chain at a desired length. The hook comprises a hook body, and a buckle above the hook body. The buckle has a U shape opening. Width of the shape opening is confined by the size of a chain to be hung. The buckle, has a penetrating groo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6802109 | Self-locking fixing loop with strap adjustment A self-locking fixing loop with adjustment of an attachment strap comprises a base equipped with a clasp for hooking a retaining ring thereon, and an operating button movable between a closed position and an open position of the loop, respectively to hold and releas... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6598273 | Lanyard buckle connector An identification badge is connected to a lanyard using at least two connectors. One of the connectors securely connects a fixture which clasps the identification badge to a buckle. The other connector securely connects the buckle to the lanyard. The conn... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6499201 | Garment fastener especially for swimwear and lingerie A garment fastener, especially for lingerie and swimsuits has elongated loops on each fastener half from the outer bar of which an attachment flange extends. The attachment flange is a sewing flange and/or welding flange and the fabric strip passing throu... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6009604 | Front closure for a brassiere A front closure for a brassiere has male and female parts which have frame portions through which fabric parts of the respective cups can pass for attaching these cup portions to the closure members. The male member has a bar received in a trough or chann... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5274887 | Swivel hook assembly A swivel hook assembly comprises a web-engaging member adapted for engaging a web and having a pivotal hole formed therein and a hook member including a hook body and a coupling member for pivotally joining the hook body with the web-engaging member. The ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5127137 | Universal swivel snap hook assembly A universal swivel hook includes a U-shaped member with a bowed base to resist longitudinal forces from a web, and a hook arrangement coupled to the U-shaped member for connection to a hoop. The hook and U-shape member are connected to allow swiveling alo... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4872226 | Means for positioning bedfast patients A method and means for positioning bedfast patients where the apparatus includes a rectangular pad which dwells on the bed surface and extends at least from above the shoulders of the patient to a point at least below the hip areas. Pairs of straps are se... | 10/10/1989 |