Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
024594100 | Resilient element (e.g., with spring) | 26 |
20090241304 | Connector - A subsea connector comprises a female element ( | 10-01-2009 |
20090260201 | Connecting assembly for fastening an add-on element on a carrier element - A connecting assembly ( | 10-22-2009 |
20120073093 | Linear clip mount comprising an open track in a tongue mounting an immovable guide in a buckle that locks by a levered and sprung projection. - A linear mount clip joins a tongue and a bracket using an open track in the tongue to guide the tongue into the bracket. The buckle has an immovable linear guide which serves as an internal guide for the open track until the tongue can be inserted no further. The buckle includes a sprung plate overarching the tongue and incorporating a perforation on the tongue side of the plate as well as a rotating attachment to the immovable linear guide. The angle of rotation of the tongue is perpendicular to the axis of the immovable linear guide. The sprung plate revolves on the axis of the immovable feature. Depressing the plate on its edge will lever the plate and its projection away from the tongue allowing it to be inserted into the buckle bracket. Releasing the plate will cause the projection to lock into a perforation in the tongue. The tongue and bracket and locking device form a buckle that can be used to secure a device to a substrate such as a watch to a watchband. | 03-29-2012 |
20120297587 | SPLINE FOR SCREEN FRAMING - A dual composition spline for screen framing adds a stabilizing top plate to a round spline body for improved ease of installation using a wide flat roller. The plate is generally rectangular and is made of a relatively high Durometer material, which makes it much harder than the usual material used in screening splines. The holding portion (body) is more like a typical round spline with a relatively low Durometer material which is resilient to hold the screen in a frame channel. The plate and body are connected lengthwise to make a unitary spline | 11-29-2012 |
20130298359 | BUCKLE - A simple light-weighten buckle including a male member having an inserting piece, a female member having an insertion port and a cover body storing the female member therein, wherein the inserting piece has a pair of concave engaged parts, the female member is formed of one elastic metal wire and has a base, a pair of arms that are bent and extend from respective ends of the base, a pair of bent parts provided in the middle of the respective arms, and a pair of engaging parts provided at respective front ends of the pair of arms, and the cover body has a cover main body, an insertion hole the inserting piece, a storage part that communicates with the insertion hole and stores the female member therein, and operating parts that can press the pair of respective bent parts inward from the outside of the cover body. | 11-14-2013 |
20130312233 | DOUBLE LOCKING BUCKLE - Disclosed is a double locking buckle. The double locking buckle includes a plug member having a pair of lock arms and a locking rod provided between the lock arms and a socket member having locking parts in a chamber with which the lock arms are locked. A locking unit is provided at the front end of the locking rod, and the socket member is provided at the center thereof with a guide groove coupled with the locking road and a locking protrusion coupled with the locking unit. | 11-28-2013 |
20150033515 | SNAP HOOK HAVING SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISM - A snap hook includes a hook member having a space and a gap communicating with each other for forming an attaching end and a receiving end, a pivotal gate having one end pivotally attached to the attaching end of the hook member with a pivot axle and having another end for engaging with the receiving end of the hook member, and a lock device includes a latch member slidably engaged in the pivotal gate and having an engaging element for engaging with the hook member and for anchoring the pivotal gate to the hook member at the locking position, the latch member includes an extension, and a knob attached to the extension for disengaging the engaging element of the latch member from the hook member. | 02-05-2015 |
20150033516 | Cover-Material Fastening Clip - There is provided a cover-material fastening clip for connecting a cover material and a cushion material. An engaging part engaged with the cover material. A hook is provided below the engaging part and is formed with: a claw-shaped part engaged with a wire provided in a groove of the cushion material; and a jig receiving part engaged with a jig for separating the hook from the wire. A position at which the jig receiving part is engaged with the jig is located at a side opposite to the engaging part relative to a position at which the hook is engaged with the wire. When the jig is engaged with the jig receiving part and is pulled up, the clip is rotated about the wire and the wire is separated from the claw-shaped part, so that the connection between the cover material and the cushion material is released. | 02-05-2015 |
20150074958 | SAFETY BELT BUCKLE - A safety belt buckle, which includes a buckle member, a hook, a stop member, a latch member and a release button, wherein the latch member has a tongue plate which enters a chamber of the buckle member through a lateral opening of the buckle member, and pushes the stop member to a predetermined position; when the stop member stays at the predetermined position, the hook is restricted by the stop member, and stopped at another predetermined position to engage the tongue plate, which makes the latch member unable to separate from the buckle member. By pushing the release button connected to the stop member, the hook can pivot unrestrictedly, therefore the tongue plate is no longer engaged by the hook, and the latch member and the buckle member can separate from each other. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082588 | FASTENING DEVICES AND METHODS - A fastening device for connecting identified openings, including: an elongated main body member defining a longitudinal axis, the main body member having a first end portion and a second end portion at opposite ends of the longitudinal axis; first and second tip end members located at the first end portion and second end portion of the body, respectively, the first and second tip end members each adapted to fit through one of the identified openings; and a first deformable interference portion located between the main body member and the first tip end member, and a second deformable interference portion located between the main body and the second tip end member; where the first and second deformable interference portions are each normally located in a rest state where they define an outer dimension that prevents their passage through one of the identified openings. Other embodiments, features and methods are also described. | 03-26-2015 |
20150323853 | DUAL RETENTION APPARATUS - A dual retention apparatus is provided comprising: a locking pin; a pin retaining device, the pin slidable therein, comprising: a starting pin position; a pin locking mechanism; a partial pin locking mechanism; a pin path from the starting pin position to the pin locking mechanism, the partial pin locking mechanism located on the pin path and configured to prevent the pin from sliding back towards the starting pin position and allowing the pin to slide towards the pin locking mechanism, the pin locking mechanism configured to lock the pin therein; and a pin return path from the pin locking mechanism to the starting position, the pin return path bypassing the partial pin locking mechanism; and, a biasing device configured to relatively bias the pin along at least a portion of the pin path towards the pin locking mechanism, and further bias the pin into the pin locking mechanism. | 11-12-2015 |
20150359300 | SECURITY KEY RING - A key ring including a continuous loop of material including a first section extending for the majority of the circumference of the continuous loop of material having a thickness of D | 12-17-2015 |
20160138626 | Longitudinally Displaceable Clip Connection - A clip connection includes a first component and a male fixing element which protrudes therefrom and has at least two balls or spherical portions that are arranged coaxially with one another and are connected together. A clip element is clipped onto the male fixing element. The clip element has two form-fitting elements which bear from the outside against the fixing element and engage between the balls or spherical portions. The form-fitting elements each extend in a longitudinal direction such that in a clipped-on state, the clip element is displaceable in translation in the longitudinal direction relative to the male fixing element and to the first component. | 05-19-2016 |
024594110 | Snap with cavity | 13 |
20110030179 | Buckling Device - A buckling device for fastening a belt is provided. The buckling device comprises a first portion, a second portion and an elastic portion. The elastic portion is made of a material with a shore hardness substantially between A10 and A95. The elastic portion contacts the first portion and the second portion, so that the second portion engages with the belt and the belt is fastened. | 02-10-2011 |
20110067208 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly, connecting a first member and a second member, includes a fastening unit, a mounting portion, a connecting hole defined in the first member, and a mounting hole defined in the second member. The fastening unit includes a fastener and an elastic member. The fastener includes a cap and a post having a resisting portion. The mounting portion is formed on the first member and defines an opening and a sliding slot communicating with each other. The elastic member resists the mounting portion and the cap of the fastener. A part of the post passes through the connecting hole, engages with the second member and is received in the mounting portion via the opening and slidable in the sliding slot. The resisting portion retains the part of the post within the mounting portion. | 03-24-2011 |
20110113600 | Male Snap Part and Female Snap Part - There is provided a metallic male snap part ( | 05-19-2011 |
20120073094 | FASTENER - A fastener ( | 03-29-2012 |
20130025094 | SNAP FASTER - Snap fastener for fastening a first thin wall to a second thin wall, having a base part to be arranged in a through-opening of the first thin wall. A head part extends away from the base part. The head part presents a guide for two holding elements which are pressed by a spring so that they project out over the end of the guide. The head part includes a housing with fastening projections, and can be snapped into the through-opening so that it grips only one thin wall. Unlocking devices, via which the holding elements can be pulled back into the housing from the front, are provided in the housing. The holding elements are formed by the ends of a two-armed lever which is held on a shaft in the housing so as to be rotatable at an angle of approximately 45 to 90 degrees against spring force. | 01-31-2013 |
20130160251 | BUCKLE - A buckle includes a male member having a pair of flexible arms mutually facing each other and disposed extending from a base part, and a female member to connect to the male member by coupling with the pair of arms. The male member has a flexible bridge connecting the pair of arms. The bridge is connected to an opposing face of each of the pair of arms facing the other arm. At the connecting portion where each of the pair of arms and the bridge are connected, the bridge is placed projecting toward the other arm from the opposing face on the arm following a tangential direction to a circle being centered on the base end of the arm and having a distance from the base end to the connecting portion as a radius. | 06-27-2013 |
20140082900 | BUTTON WITH SNAP BACKS - Snap buttons can snap into garments, or other such articles, that are made for them and stay on until a user desires to change them. There are no sharp parts and placement and removal of the buttons is safe, quick and easy, with no need to insert pin holes in garments. A kit can include a garment with female spring snaps disposed therein to allow a user to insert buttons thereon. The kit can include a set of buttons. Buttons can also be provided separately or traded among friends or family to provide a unique, individualized look for each person. | 03-27-2014 |
20140196262 | DUAL LOCKING BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A buckle assembly has a base portion with a strap retaining bar and an inner opening disposed between the side walls, and a locking portion having a strap retaining bar and a protrusion extending outwardly from each of the side walls. The length of the locking portion is greater than the length of the opening, and the width of the opening is wider than the width of the locking portion. The side walls of the base portion each have a slot arranged to accommodate the protrusions on the locking portion when the locking portion is placed on the base portion. The locking portion is connected to the base portion by sliding the locking portion through the opening from the bottom side to the top side of the base portion, aligning the locking portion to extend parallel to the base portion, and snapping the protrusions into the slots. | 07-17-2014 |
20140230199 | SNAP HOOK - A snap hook is provided. A body of the snap hook includes a hook shaped mid portion positioned between a nose portion and a connection portion. The body further has an opening to an inner edge that is positioned between the nose end and the connection portion. A gate is pivotally coupled proximate the connection portion of the body. The gate selectively pivots in relation to the body between a closed configuration and an open configuration. A gate holding portion is configured and arranged to be selectively received between at least one wall stop and at least one catch formed by at least one slot in the nose portion of the body to selectively lock the gate in the closed configuration. Moreover, a trigger is further operationally coupled to move the gate holding portion to clear the at least one catch of the nose portion when activated. | 08-21-2014 |
20150101159 | One-Handed Connector - A one-handed connector apparatus includes a male portion that is receivable in a female portion. The male portion includes a plurality of protuberances that extend from a base and that are receivable in a receptacle formed in the female portion. A compressive force applied to an outboard one of the protuberances deflects the outboard protuberance toward an inboard protuberance and causes the outboard and inboard protuberances to together be elastically deflected from a first position to a second position. In the first position, a set of first latching structures situated on the protuberances are in an interference position with a set of corresponding second latching structures that are situated on the female portion. In the second position, the first latching structures are moved out of the interference position, thereby permitting the male portion to be removed from the female portion. | 04-16-2015 |
20150113773 | CLIP MOUNTING SEATS OF INTERIOR COMPONENTS OR EXTERIOR COMPONENTS - Embodiments of the present invention may include a clip mounting seat having a clip attachment surface, a peripheral wall and an opening. The peripheral wall extends from the clip attachment surface. The opening opens a part of an outer peripheral edge of the clip attachment surface. The clip attachment surface has an attachment hole, a guide groove and a tongue. The guide groove guides an insertion of a neck portion of the clip from the opening into the attachment hole. The tongue protrudes from an edge of the guide groove towards the attachment hole. The tongue is deflected to permit the neck portion to enter from the opening into the attachment hole. When the neck portion moves from the attachment hole toward the opening, the tongue is deflected by the neck portion in a closing direction. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135489 | TWIST-LOCK BUTTON - The present invention generally relates to fastening systems. Specifically, this invention relates to a twist-lock button configured to securely fasten two articles together. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the twist-lock button comprises four pieces: a handle, a locking portion, a negative, and a button adapter. The negative attaches to an article by way of the button adapter. The locking portion attaches to the handle and passes through a button hole in the article to join with the negative by twisting 180 degrees, thereby fastening the two portions of the article together between the handle and the negative. This mechanism is more durable than hook and loop fasteners, more reliable than buttons and snaps, and less prone to jamming than zippers. In addition, the twist-lock button is easier to use for people with muscular or motor disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, ALS, stroke recoverees, and amputees. These features and others will be detailed in greater depth within. | 05-21-2015 |
20150337880 | JEWELRY CLASP - A jewelry clasp comprises a male member having prong. A distal groove of the prong is configured to glide into a bore slot of a female member. A barrier wall within the bore slot is configured to stop the prong. One or more safety pegs are configured to retract a spring held in place by a housing beam peg and support beam peg as the prong glides into the bore slot. | 11-26-2015 |