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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079117 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly including a first buckle portion having an outwardly projecting engagement member. The assembly further includes a second buckle portion including an extended socket structure with one or more resilient biasing arms disposed radially outboard of th... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7464448 | Side-release buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member includes engagement members, such as buttons. The second connection member is configured to connect to the first connection member, and includes openings... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7350376 | Jewelry clasp A jewelry clasp supports a plurality of strands of jewelry each with opposite ends having terminal fasteners. The jewelry clasp includes selectively connectable first and second segments. Each of the segments includes a spanner portion having opposite ends and a str... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347065 | Clasp assembly for jewelry A clasp assembly for jewelry to be worn as a ring or earring. As a ring, the clasp assembly for jewelry allows individuals to wear rings around finger phalanges, by locking the rings below the knuckles of the fingers without having to slide the rings over knuckles o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343651 | Buckle A buckle is provided with a female member 5 having first and second engaging portions 13 and 14, and a male member 6 having first and second engagement pieces 20 and 21. By inserting the male member 6 into the female ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334433 | Magnetic jewelry clasp A jewelry clasp having a pair of housings at the free ends of a piece of jewelry and are affixed together by magnetic forces. Each housing has a permanent magnet located therein and which magnets are attracted to each other when the housings are brought together. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320160 | Buckle A buckle (10) including a plug (30) and a socket (20) is provided with a posture-adjuster that adjusts relative postures of the plug (30) and the socket (20) in a direction that leads a longitudinal axis (A2) of the plug... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302742 | Side-release buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a female connection member having button openings, and a male connection member configured to mate with the female connection member into a securely connected position. The male connection member includes lateral arms having buttons at dis... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300206 | Self-emptying bag having a quick coupling buckle assembly, in particular for shoulder-strap A self-emptying bag having a quick coupling buckle assembly, in particular for shoulder-strap, has a buckle assembly (4) comprised of two parts (40, 41) that are respectively fixed to two sections (201, 202) of a shoulder-strap (200) of a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7140082 | Side release buckle allowing locking from an angular position A side release buckle includes a male member having two forward extended elastic retaining arms, each of which has a curved outer sidewall with a retaining shoulder portion formed near a proximal end thereof and a downward locating block; and a hollow female member ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111368 | Buckle A buckle body formed of a resin has a housing having an insertion port on one end, an opening portion on both sides and an engaged portion in an inner part, an insertion member is provided with a pair of flexible insertion leg portions including an engaging portion ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107657 | Lanyard operated sternum breakaway buckle with vertical position adjustment A vertically positioned, lanyard, releasing breakaway buckle including a keeper and a secure. The keeper has a rear wall, side walls and a floor. A cover, to which a lanyard is secured, is hinged to the keeper and spaced apart from the floor. The cover defines an el... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100252 | Dual locking buckle A buckle has a male and a female portion. The female portion has a hollow body with two sidewalls, an open receiving end and a locking end with an opening formed from the side walls. The opening is wider in a central area than at its ends. The male portion has at le... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096545 | Buckle A buckle includes a socket (10), a plug (20) of which tip end part can be inserted into and released from the socket by pressing both sides of the socket by a manual operation. The plug has a base (21) located on a base end of the plug, a pair o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089633 | Side release buckle A side release buckle is disclosed to have a center lock formed of a hooked portion at the free end of the center bar of the male buckle member and a hook hole in the bottom wall of the female buckle member to reinforce the strength of the connection between the loc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082651 | Clasp for jewelry A clasp for jewelry includes a body, a pin insertable into the body, a stopper engaging to the pin having been inserted into the body to keep the pin engaged to the body, and a releaser releasing the pin from the body. The releaser and the stopper are arranged to th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073234 | Quick-release buckle A quick release buckle including a female buckle member, including attachment device, having a pocket formed therein accessible through a rear opening formed in the female buckle member and including a first cover having a slot formed therein, a male buckle member a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069625 | Safety buckle A safety buckle is disclosed to include two female buckle members respectively fastened to the two distal ends of a belt, each buckle member having a receiving open chamber and recessed engagement portions at top and bottom sides inside the receiving open chamber, a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7024734 | Buckle with screen cover A buckle comprises a male portion and a female portion, the female portion having a top face, a bottom face and a cavity for accepting the male portion. The male portion is adapted to snap into the female portion to lock the two portions of the buckle together. At l... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007507 | Necklaces and bracelets with keepers This invention is a necklace or bracelet with provisions to prevent the bunching of baubles, bangles and beads which are strung on the necklace or bracelet. Bunching is prevented by keepers which are removably attached to bands fixed at intervals on the strands of t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007744 | Mount for fan shroud on heat exchanger A fastening between a fan shroud and a heat exchanger, the fastening including a plurality of cooperating fastening devices about the outer edge of the shroud and heat exchanger. At least one of the cooperating fastening devices comprises a locking hook on one edge ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6935135 | Beaded fashion accessories for use on the body A beaded fashion accessory designed in a variety of lengths, such as 1″, 2″, 6″, 12″ and 18″. The beads may be strung on a thread or string in a straight line, or a combination of straight lines or woven into a pattern. They are then applied to the body in... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6886223 | Connecting device for cords The invention provides a cord tying-up connecting device including a first component (1) having a groove. One end of first component (1) includes an insertion end for insertion of a heald into the groove, while the other end includes a cam for connecti... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6760958 | Strap buckle To supply a strap buckle that can be formed in an inexpensive mold, that has a miniaturized and simplified structure and thus is expensive, and to which a belt, etc., formed into a loop can be attached easily, such that male part 1 is composed of push-through... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6754938 | Clasp for jewelry items A clasp for jewelry items comprising a tongue member and a socket member which are correspondingly connected at the terminal ends of the jewelry item, where the clasp is brought into a locked position when the tongue member is slidably inserted into the socket membe... | 06/29/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6698966 | Fastenings A releasable fastener formed of a first, male (2), and second female component (4) is provided. Deformable arms (18) on the male component (2) extend back from the lead edge (14) of the body portion of the male component which is inserted into the female.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6626009 | Reversible jewelry fastener permitting selective illumination Illuminated jewelry having a fastening mechanism that allows illuminated jewelry to be worn in either an energized or de-energized state. In the preferred embodiment, the jewelry takes the form of a necklace with an illuminated pendant. First and second e... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6615460 | Optionally manual or automatic breakaway lanyard buckle The invention describes a lanyard coupler or buckle with an optionally manual or automatic breakaway feature. The buckle includes insert and receptacle members, each of which have a variable insert stop means that can mutually interact either adversely or... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6560830 | Structure of a plug-in fastening device An improved structure of a plug-in fastening device is disclosed. An improved structure of a plug-in fastening device having a female fastener and a male fastener, characterized in that the two sides of the housing of the female fastener are provided with... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6507982 | Buckle The invention provides a buckle which is formed from a buckle main body and an insert-in body, and which has a good appearance in which a belt attaching portion is hidden from view. The buckle is formed from a buckle main body and an insert-in body. The i... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505385 | Magnetic closure with mutual interlock for bags, knapsacks, items of clothing and the like A magnetic closure with mutual interlock for bags, knapsacks, items of clothing and the like, comprising a female element and a male element with regions for accommodating magnetic elements for mutual coupling. A particularity consists in that there are p... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6487761 | Quick release buckle for divers A buckle apparatus for rapid disengagement of male and female members has deformable portions of a male pull member extending into the female member and retained in openings of the female member. An elongate pull element extends from the deformable portio... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484376 | Jewelry safety clasp A jewelry safety clasp includes a female member and a male member. The female clasp member includes a hollow housing, and a locking member slidably connected to the housing. The locking member has a push button disposed at one end thereof that projects th... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484375 | Locking retainer device A locking retainer includes a flexible band including an outer surface, an inner surface substantially parallel to and spaced from the outer surface, a first end, and a second end. A first plug member is integrally attached to the first end of the flexibl... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6463638 | Buckle assembly including strap retainer A strap retainer for a buckle assembly wherein a strap retaining portion defines a slot. One or more teeth are positioned along the strap retaining portion and extend into the slot. At least one tooth is positioned along an inner edge of the strap retaini... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457219 | Side release buckle A side release buckle includes a male buckle member, a female buckle member for engagement with the male buckle member, a first decorative member fastened to the male buckle member by a hook joint, and a second decorative member fastened to the female buc... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6421889 | Buckle structure A buckle structure has a male and female buckle piece. The male buckle piece has a base mount having two symmetric retaining legs extending therefrom with a guiding post disposed therebetween. Each retaining leg has an enlarged head portion having a leadi... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6418760 | Cam-type latch with lock A mechanism for converting between rotational and linear movement includes a rotatable hub structure and a striker element having an inboard end and an outboard end. In one form of the mechanism, a pivot/spring structure is positioned to engage a pivot lo... | 07/16/2002 |
