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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122574 | Device and method for fastening A device for fastening includes a first component including an aperture, and a second component including a base with a perpendicular post to be inserted into the aperture to engage the fastener and of a diameter similar to the diameter of the aperture, a sprung lat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8001664 | Hidden-type convertible shoe A shoe comprising a shoe upper including a male member and a shoe sole including a female receptor for locking with the male member. The male member locks with the female receptor by moving the male member with respect to the female receptor in a first direction, wh... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7318260 | Quick release locking mechanism and method, especially for a hidden-type convertible shoe A novel quick release locking mechanism is disclosed. The locking mechanism is comprised of a male latch member and a female receptacle. The male latch member is comprised of an arbor with a planar handle at its proximal end and a catch apparatus at its distal end. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7273227 | Curtain-shield airbag clip and assemblies using the clip A clip for attaching a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel of a vehicle comprises a bushing and a pin. The bushing has a flange with a leg extending therefrom. A bore extends through the flange and into the leg for receiving the pin. Outer surfaces of the leg have... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7007695 | Manner of attaching component elements to filtration material such as may be utilized in respiratory masks A component is attached to filtration material by providing the component with a deformable extension member that is preferably integral with the component and that extends from a base portion of the component. The extension member is inserted through an opening pro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959709 | Manner of attaching component elements to filtration material such as may be utilized in respiratory masks A component is attached to filtration material by providing the component with a deformable extension member that is preferably integral with the component and that extends from a base portion of the component. The extension member is inserted through an opening pro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6925692 | Easy-locking buckle structure An easy-locking buckle structure is composed of a male buckle element and a female buckle element having a smaller area than that of the male buckle element. A post extends downwardly from the bottom of one end of the male buckle element for engagement with a socket... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5933929 | Snap button and method of attaching the same A snap button for attachment to a cloth is composed of male and female buttons engageable with each other. Each of the male and female buttons includes a face plate centrally from which a smashable shank projects, a snap body, and a resilient plate. The s... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5870806 | Bistable member for ejecting snap fastener and spring latch assemblies A bistable member including a bistable, invertable dish- or dome-shaped base portion and an engaging projection extending therefrom. A male member is engaged with the bistable member by pressing the male member against a central apex of the bistable membe... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5722130 | Press-button-like fastening apparatus A press-button device is provided that includes an upper part and lower part for fastening together fabric and other materials. The upper part has a hollow main part that includes a disc and a hollow central sleeve. Arranged within the main part are a com... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5647103 | Beveled clasp A clasp formed of beveled members, one a male member and the other a female member, which interengage together and are retained in their connection through capillary and frictional forces. The female member may contain a slot, to facilitate its resilient ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5308671 | Decoration system A detachable decoration system including a first releasably interlockable fastener permanently connected to an article to be decorated and second releasably interlockable fastener permanently connected to a decoration adapted to selectively interlock with... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5003673 | Snap fastener A snap fastener wherein the male and femal components are sealingly connected with sheet-like carriers of textile or other material. The male component has a male coupling element with a head which defines a cavity and with a collar one side of which is a... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4999887 | Plastic base plate The disclosure relates to a plastic base plate 1 provided with a gluing surface 2 for allowing it to be fastened to a support. At least one coupling element 3 is arranged on the side opposite the gluing surface for connection with a fastening device. Acco... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4847959 | Female unit of a snap fastener A female member of a snap fastener comprising a holding part to be retained on material and a fitting part provided with a through-hole substantially at its center for closely contacting a fitting head of a male body of the snap fastener. The holding part... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4784418 | Door latch handle fittings and retainers therefor A door latch lever handle fitting includes a retaining member which is pushed onto a shank portion of a lever handle. The retaining member has tongues which engage flats of the shank portion and tongues which engage in grooves formed in the surface of the... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4751773 | Snap fastener A snap fastener wherein the female component has an end wall with a rim extending from one side of the end wall and a centrally located elastically deformable female coupling element provided on a frustoconical central portion of the end wall. The central... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4678362 | Shaft retainer A shaft retainer or support means adapted to encircle a midportion of a shaft without need of axial travel over the shaft end portions includes a body portion having a circular channel means of more than about 180 degrees circumference so that the shaft c... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4647242 | Joint apparatus of speedometer shaft A joint element for securing a speedometer shaft is disclosed which can be readily cut to allow removal of the shaft without damage to other parts when the speedometer is disassembled for service. The joint element comprises a ring of a flexible plastic m... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4641401 | Socket for snap fastener A socket constituting the female member of a snap fastener, which comprises a metal spring button part including an annular base, an inner portion extending inwardly and downwardly from the inner portion of said annular base, and further extending inwardl... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4562624 | Snap fastener for use on garments A snap fastener for use on garment pieces comprises a male member attached by a first rivet to one of the garment pieces and a female member attached by a second rivet to the other garment piece. The male member includes a first cylindrical wall having an... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4539735 | Snap-fit button assembly A snap-fit buttom assembly comprises a female and a male member both molded and adapted to be coupled together with a snap-fit and a pair of tack members adapted to be joined with the female and male members for attachment thereof to a pair of fabric piec... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4430777 | Socket component for snap fastener The invention provides an improved plastic socket component of the female snap of a snap fastener, which socket component is attached to one face of a flexible sheet such as the cloth of a garment by means of a rivent driven in from the other face of the ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4403377 | Fastening device A fastening device comprises a fastening base and a wedge member and is capable of ensuring fast engagement of an engaging leg with a panel by inserting the engaging leg in a hole formed in the panel and driving the wedge member into an insertion hole for... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4133466 | Tray and retainer combination A support tray for carrying and transmitting repetitious lateral motion to one or more containers has a plurality of parallel-spaced members extending transverse to the direction of motion and at least one retaining clip. The retaining clip can have upwar... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4076106 | Snap fasteners for brake disk wear plates Brake disk wear pad plates have various different types of snap fasteners so that adjacent wear pads may be releasably joined together. Desirably, the brake pad plates are located on opposite sides of a brake disk core and thus are held together by the fa... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4012155 | Snap lock connector for components such as knock-down furniture components A snap lock connector for use in selectively connecting and disconnecting components, such as knock-down furniture components, and being characterized by a construction which provides locking with less force than unlocking, as follows. An elongate male me... | 03/15/1977 |
