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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963011 | Fitting system for securing a panel to a wall or ceiling A fitting system for securing a panel to a wall frame having a first member removably secured to a second member. The first receiving member includes an outer flange with a center aperture and a ring-like member extending backwards from a bottom surface of the flang... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7168879 | Plug-in coupling allowing for compensating movements A plug-in coupling for removably interconnecting a first structural member and a second structural member comprises a resiliently deformable female coupling part adapted to be inserted into a socket at the first structural member such that it is retained therein. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7069626 | Lacing system An improved lacing method and apparatus as provided, having a clasp with an anchoring end and a lace end, where the lace end is adapted to hold a lace. An anchoring end is also included having a first part and a second part where the first and second parts are movab... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6477752 | Lock for a necklace, bracelet or such ornament, as well as an end eye for such a lock A lock (1) for a necklace, bracelet or such ornament, which lock is provided with a carbine hook (2) defining an eye-shaped space and with an end eye (3), which carbine hook (2) is provided with a hook portion (4) and a locking portion (5), which locking ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446466 | Interchangeable jewelry system with invisible coupling device An interchangeable jewelry system based on a simple and secure two part coupling device which is a combination of a male prong containing a hook and a snap, and a specifically designed female soleplate having a curved substructure. The shape of this speci... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439535 | Floatable system for artwork An assembly (20) of artwork (21) and backing (22) wherein a combination of floater anchors (24), hard anchors (26), and soft anchors (25) produce a floatability of artwork about its backing and which eliminates curling or rippling to it due to temperature... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5971119 | Luggage case A luggage case includes a primary case provided with a plurality of male fasteners each including a base and a plug, the base being riveted on the primary case and having a passage going through the primary case, and a secondary case provided with a plura... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947509 | Airbag inflator with snap-on mounting attachment A snap-on mounting attachment is provided for securing an airbag inflator module having a base plate to the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The mounting attachment includes two fastener studs extending rearwardly from the base plate, each fastener stud... | 09/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5920969 | Quick-fixing assembly for, e.g., a switch device The present invention is related to a fixing assembly for use in, e.g., a switch device, said assembly comprising a female element (10) in the first piece (21) to be connected and a male element (12) in the second piece (18) to be connected. According to ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5469606 | Clamp means for joining objects together The invention comprises a profile-shaped clamp means wherein one or two inside profile elements (6), shaped as gripping springs, press resiliently against an object which is thereby retained. When the object is constituted by a male part (7,9) adapted to ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5437428 | Picture mount system A picture frame mount (14) comprising first and second strips or tapes (17) (26) in crossed relationship, the one (26) having a channel (29) in which the other (17) is disposed. Tape (17) includes two tongues (20) (21) outside of the channel (29) and an a... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5377394 | Lingerie clasp A lingerie clasp has a male clasp member with a central projection and a pair of pins lodged in a female clasp member having projections straddling the projection of the male member and formed with channels receiving the pins thereof. The pins are narrowe... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5007146 | Plastic profile fastener Plastic profile fasteners comprising a first member having an elongated groove profile and a second member having a complementary elongated projection receivable in the groove; the first member is provided with a plurality of axially spaced apart bridges ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5000634 | Low profile equipment/cargo deck clamp A low profile deck clamp and cargo or deck equipment anchoring system which tilizes a removable, keyed deck clamp in association with equipment or cargo entity-provided attachment flanges, and also with preexisting deck sockets formerly used with other kno... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4793396 | Adjustable fabric retainer for a window blind The invention relates to window coverings and in particular to a device for mounting fabric covering to a headrail. The device includes a cord guide holder having a body received in and supported by the headrail. The holder has a flexibly attached tongue ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4698921 | Shoe tabs for chains This is a leather shoe tab for sewing on both the inside and outside of the vamp or quarter of a boot. The tab has one or more parallel essentially straight sided U-shaped cuts along the interior of the tab and completely therethrough. This makes one or m... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4676707 | Friction welded fastener system A thermoplastic fastener having a slight taper, is friction welded to a thermoplastic workpiece. A system for friction welding the fastener includes a way of automatically stopping rotation of the fastener while contact pressure between the fastener and t... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4638534 | Pivot structure for seat belt buckle Disclosed is a novel pivot structure for a seat belt buckle wherein a base plate of a seat belt buckle is connected to an anchor stay by way of a pin and spring means interposed therebetween in such a manner that the buckle may pivot relative to the ancho... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4623177 | Adjustable safety latch A child proof safety latch for a cabinet door or drawer. The safety latch includes a U-shaped mounting bracket that can be slipped over the edge of the door or drawer without screws or other fasteners. A hook assembly engages the mounting bracket with rat... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4435882 | Assembly for holding and tensioning a webbing An assembly for holding and tensioning a webbing particularly useful in an article of furniture in which the webbing is adapted to be stressed by a person seated thereon. Male and female members are employed, the female member being fastened to a framewor... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4429439 | Garment expander A garment expander, of the type equipped with a bent sheet metal hook on one flap of the fly opening for hooking through a bent sheet metal eye on the other flap of the flap opening, has at one end a resilient loop which strongly but detachably captures t... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4420859 | Two-part panel fastener A two-part panel fastener comprises a socket member and a stud member. The socket member includes a base, an elongated retaining head supported above one side of the base, a receptacle defining a central bore extending from the opposite side of the base, ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4296531 | Strap fastening means A strap buckle comprises a generally planar housing in which at least three bars extend in parallel relationship between opposite side walls for the retention of a strap end. A first strap passage extends substantially parallel to the plane of the housing... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4140207 | Reversible cable connector A reversible cable connector to connect a lanyard to a vertically suspended cable of the type which combines a U-shaped shoe to hold the cable in the crotch of the shoe with a lever arm pivotally mounted upon a pivot pin between the side plates of the sho... | 02/20/1979 |
