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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895719 | Locking snap buckle The security buckle includes a first body member having one or more walls defining a receiving cavity and one or more mating slots; and a second body member adapted to engage the receiving cavity, the second body member including one or more latching tabs for engagi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7849571 | Buckle device The present invention relates to a buckle device used in child seats of a baby carriage or high chair, comprising first and second waist-strap adjusting device, first and second plug for waist-strap, first and second shoulder strap-coupling device, a socket and a re... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7725994 | Buckle, injection molding die and injection molding method A plug (20) has a guide bar (24) to be inserter in a socket (30). The guide bar (24) has a to-be-held section (241) at a tip end thereof, a dent (244) at a middle portion thereof, and a sub to-be-held section (242) at... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7559126 | Safety buckle with multiple orientation clasp A double action reversible safety buckle is disengaged by pinching side arms together to be free of the socket, while depressing a button or other device to free an internal latch from a catch on the socket. The plug or the socket is symmetrical with respect to the ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7513020 | Safety buckle with multiple orientation clasp A child resistant buckle has two separate operations that are completed to permit the buckle to be disengaged. The buckle is provided as two interfitting components, which can be joined in at least two orientations while permitting the two operation disengagement to... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7364541 | Systems, methods and devices relating to delivery of medical implants Implant delivery systems are disclosed. In general overview, an exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360283 | Baggage fastening device having an anti-reverse function A baggage fastening device includes a first snapping member, a second snapping member detachably secured on the first snapping member, a strap mounted between the first snapping member and the second snapping member, and a protruding stop member mounted on the first... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353573 | Buckle with pivoting and sliding strap securing bar A buckle having a male portion and a female portion. The male portion has two sidewalls, first and second retaining bars and at least one locking arm. There is a slidable and pivotable strap gripping bar disposed adjacent the first strap retaining bar. The strap gri... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350277 | Buckle for safety equipment A buckle that is resistant to unintentional or accidental release for joining the distal ends of a web, having a first portion with a rigid, bifurcated tongue. A pair of outward-facing protrusions located on the edges of the tongue at its distal end are adapted for ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346965 | Side release buckle A side release buckle includes a female buckle member, which has a front opening, two sloping sidewalls, two side holes respectively cut through the sloping sidewalls, and two retaining blocks respectively extended from the sloping sidewalls inside the female buckle... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340809 | Smart closure A multi-part closure provides remote indication of a secured or unsecured state of the closure. The closure includes first and second mating members that when engaged define a secured state and when disengaged define an unsecured state. A self-contained transmitter ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340803 | Rapid attachment buckle A buckle for capturing and releasably retaining an end tab of a flexible strap wherein the flexible strap has a substantially uniform width and thickness and an end tab of increased thickness. The buckle includes a base, and parallel side walls, which extend upwardl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341390 | Loose-leaf binder A loose-leaf binder has a back, a binder made of a flexible material and attached to the back and two end plugs mounted respectively in ends of the back. The back has two tracks, two side slots and a middle slot. The binder has multiple open rings having two ends. E... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331088 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a first housing having first lateral walls, and a second housing having second lateral walls. The second housing securely retains said first housing in a mated position. The first housing disengages from the second housing through manipula... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7303538 | Versatile orthopaedic leg mounted walkers A versatile orthopedic walker includes a high strength engineered plastic base with spaced upper and lower surfaces and upwardly extending slotted strut supports. The base may be laterally and vertically cored, and an outer sole is provided which extends upward over... | 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 |
| 7275536 | Device for varying the length of a strap on a mask for aquatic activities A device is disclosed for adjusting the length of a strap on a mask for aquatic activities. The mask comprises a frame for supporting one or more lenses and a plurality of fork-shaped portions extending from either side of the frame. Each portion contains a pivot ab... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263749 | Non-inertial release safety restraint belt buckle system Body restraint systems for vehicles that include buckles for latching and retaining latch plates associated with safety belts. The buckle of each system includes a pair of oppositely biased latching mechanisms that are operative in such a manner that a force applied... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228821 | Adjustable quick release pet collar A pet collar which incorporates into a collar strap a buckle with its usual length adjustability features, and a quick release incorporated into the collar strap in intimate and operative association with the buckle. Once the length of the collar strap is initially ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222374 | Head gear fitting system According to one embodiment of the invention, a fitting system for a helmet is provided. The fitting system includes a belt having supported racks coupled to a belt adjustment device. The belt adjustment device is operable to allow a user to tighten the belt, and re... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219406 | Buckle with safety latch The plastic snap buckle is provided with a safety latch slidably mounted to an elongated bar of the male plug of the buckle. The latch member is generally rectangular shape having a length equal to the distance between two arcuate portions formed in the free end por... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213307 | Clip A clip having structure for detachably interlocking with another clip and which can be used to secure items to garments being worn by a user. The instant clips may be made from a resilient material and include a base structure defining an aperture and a gap, which e... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207112 | Combination hairdressing scissor assembly A combination hairdressing scissor assembly is disclosed to include a plurality of male connecting members and a plurality of female connecting members symmetrically provided at two opposite sides of each pair of hairdressing scissors for enabling a plural pairs of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198244 | Self-interlocking hanger system An object hanger system which provides a pair of interlocking hanger bodies configured to provide locked securement of objects to a hanging surface. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198315 | Connector for automotive interior trim A connector for securing an interior trim assembly to a support of an automobile. The connector includes a connector body having a head portion formed at a proximal end of the connector body and a shank portion extending from the head portion toward a distal end of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194787 | Sheet attaching instrument and sheet attachment member A sheet attaching instrument (10) that includes an instrument body (11) and an attachment member (12), in which at least one engaging hole (50) is provided with a fall-stop (58) that can hold an attachment projection (30) in... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181813 | Low-profile heavy-duty buckle A low-profile heavy-duty buckle includes a male member having two forward elastic retaining arms, and a female member having two receiving spaces corresponding to the retaining arms of the male member. The retaining arm is elastically exposed from and retained to a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178843 | Litter and refuse retrieval device A litter and refuse retrieval device is provided for sanitarily and single-handedly cleaning up after a pet. The device includes an outer frame having an upper and a lower portion and an inner frame also having an upper and a lower portion. The upper and lower porti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174609 | Buckle A buckle having a plug member and a socket member designed to detachably engaged to each other. The plug member includes a base portion, a pair of engaging legs extended from the base portion such that the engaging legs may be resiliently engaged to the socket membe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167369 | Methods and apparatus for installing a heat sink using surface mount technology A circuit board module includes a circuit board having surface mount pads, a circuit board component mounted to the circuit board, and a heat sink assembly. The heat sink assembly includes a heat sink, a first clip holder and a second clip holder. Each clip holder i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150082 | Plastic belt buckle with interlocking prong catches A buckle including an auxiliary locking feature includes a female buckle part, including a strap-receiving portion and a body portion defining a recess for receiving a mating portion of a male buckle part and a pair of edge recesses. The male buckle part also has a ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146692 | Non-inertial release safety restraint belt buckle systems Body restraint systems for vehicles that include buckles for latching and retaining latch plates associated with safety belts. The buckle of each system includes a pair of oppositely biased latching mechanisms that are operative in such a manner that a force applied... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7144413 | Graft fixation system and method A graft fixation device, system and method are disclosed for reconstruction or replacement of a ligament or tendon preferably wherein a soft tissue graft or a bone-tendon-bone graft is received and implanted in a bone tunnel. The graft fixation system includes a fix... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140049 | Helmet protection system According to some embodiments of the invention, a system for protecting a device formed from polystyrene is provided. The system includes a body formed from polystyrene. The system also includes a protective layer formed from thermoplastic elastomer. The protective ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
