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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367091 | Attachment device for attaching a lifting sling to a hoist An attachment device for attaching a sling to a hoist by engaging with an attachment formation on the hoist comprises first and second elements disposed in face to face relationship with one another and moveable relative to one another between first and second posit... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7100249 | Buckle The buckle of the present invention has a first connection means including two spaced-apart parallel slots for semi-permanently attaching the buckle (10) to a length of webbing in a well-known manner. It has a second connection means, which includes a first a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6948219 | Latch system for child seat A latch system for attaching a child seat to an anchorage of a vehicle seat includes a first latch device connected to a first end of a length of webbing, an adjuster connected to a second end of the length of webbing, and a second latch device. The adjuster has a p... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6715188 | Hinged tab for slot and tab closure systems There is provided an improved tab member for a closure system comprising a tab portion and a slot member. The slot member includes a slit or a loop, with the slot located between an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The tab portion has a tab member having a l... | 04/06/2004 |
| 5713109 | Seat belt retaining device A multi-purpose seat belt retaining device which provides a means for lowering the path of a seat belt for use by a child by removably inserting the lap and shoulder portion of a seat belt into slots on the device thereby lowering the intersection points ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5040273 | Shoulder strap button adjustment means A button adjustment apparatus for the straps of a child's garment. The apparatus includes a base member having three transverse slots and a button fixedly attached between two of the slots. The garment straps are threaded through the slots so that the but... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4470176 | Fastening arrangement comprising identical pairs of fastener elements A pair of identical fastener elements are arranged in superposed, face-to-face relation to cooperatively define a plurality of elongated, peripherally enclosed channels for passage of end portions of strips of material which are thereby joined by the fast... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4174553 | Coupling device for animal collars A coupler for animal collars characterized by a novel combination of a releasable locking member biased in a normally closed position which is in the form of a curved resilient strip. This strip is adapted to receive a pair of post members provided on a c... | 11/20/1979 |
