Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
024595100 | Pin, post and receiver | 32 |
20080209698 | TWO-STAGE QUICK RELEASE INTERCONNECT AND LOCKING DEVICE - A quick release interconnect and locking device having a male element that includes a base plate and a cylindrical post attached disposed outwardly from the base plate. A generally circular and planar D-disc is disposed on a distal end of the post. The D-disc includes a flat sliding face defined by a cord truncating a portion of the D-disc. The apparatus also has a female element with a contoured channel that includes an upper portion, a medial portion, and a lower locking portion. A keeper plate with a longitudinally disposed slot is placed over the contoured channel. The medial portion of the contoured channel includes an upper locking face terminating at a lower end in an outward radius, such that when the sliding face of the D-disc is aligned parallel with the upper locking face, the D-disc may be translated downwardly in the contoured channel until it encounters the locking portion. The D-disc may then be rotated again until the sliding face is brought into alignment with a lower locking face of the lower locking portion, and the D-disc may then be translated downwardly in the lower locking portion to a semi-circular portion at the bottom of the contoured channel, where the D-disc may be rotated again to lock it in the lower locking portion. | 09-04-2008 |
20090089987 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING AN ACCESSORY TO A SUPPORT PART - A device for fastening an accessory to a support has a plug-in part ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090276989 | Strand Locking Mechanism Assembly - A locking mechanism assembly for a jewellery strand comprising a male end pin with a rounded end and a groove, and a corresponding female end socket in the shape of a hollow cylinder that neatly fits the pin, and further may comprise a spring wrapped around the socket, at least two separate holes at the inner end of the socket, ball bearings each of which correspond to one of the holes, and a housing that encases the socket, the spring, the holes and the ball bearing. Insertion of the pin into the socket locks the pin in the socket. Release of the pin may be effected by extending the socket housing towards the pin before removing the pin from the socket. | 11-12-2009 |
20090300893 | Fastener for Fastening and/or Temporarily Fixing a Component on a Retainer Provided with an Opening, as well as a Component Having a Fastener - A fastener for fastening and/or temporarily fixing a component on a retainer provided with an opening, having two flexible catch pins which are situated at a distance from one another and are each provided with catch lugs in the proximity of their free ends, which project beyond opposing exterior sides of the catch pins and engage behind an edge of the opening after they pass through the opening of the retainer. It is provided that the two catch pins are situated in recesses of a projection. | 12-10-2009 |
20100043185 | Attachment arrangement and a tool for locking an attachment arrangement - An attachment arrangement is provided. The attachment arrangement comprising a mounting structure having an opening, an attachment element to be inserted into the opening for attaching a part to the mounting structure, and a locking element of the attachment element for locking the attachment element to the mounting structure. Said locking element being inserted as a part of the attachment element along an insertion direction into the opening in the mounting structure up to an end position and engaging behind the opening in the end position such that it prevents removal of the attachment element from the opening ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100050401 | Connecting structures - A connecting structure for connecting a first component to a second component may include a clip and a hollow seat portion. The clip is capable of engaging the second component and has a hollow main body. The main body has a support shaft and at least one engagement blade formed therein. The hollow seat portion is integrally formed in the first component and has at least one engagement wall portion. The clip main body is constructed to be placed on the seat portion while the seat portion is introduced thereinto. The support shaft is constructed to be introduced into the seat portion when the clip main body is placed on the seat portion. The at least one engagement wall portion has at least one rib portion that is capable of contacting the support shaft introduced into the seat portion. The at least one engagement blade is arranged and constructed to engage the at least one engagement wall portion when the clip is rotated about an axis thereof, so that the clip can be secured to the seat portion. | 03-04-2010 |
20100180410 | Two-piece Fastener - Disclosed is a fastener that comprises a stud member and a nut member. The stud member includes a base portion, a stem, a plurality of locating features, and, a plurality of slanted ridges. The stem has a head portion and a body portion, where the body portion is positioned on the base portion for enabling the stem to extend vertically from the base portion. The plurality of locating features extends from the body portion, and is disposed on the base portion. The plurality of slanted ridges extends from the stem. The nut member includes a central element configured to have two projecting members extending opposite to each other from a periphery of the central element. The central element comprises an aperture therewithin for receiving the stem therethrough and for interlocking the nut member with the stud member to retain the stud member at a locked configuration. | 07-22-2010 |
20100212122 | Quick buckle assembly for metal case cover - A quick buckle assembly for a metal case cover particularly serves to quickly position and fasten a lateral plate or a case cover with respect to a case of a personal computer or a computer server. The quick buckle assembly has a buckle, having flexible wings formed at one or two ends, wherein each of the wings is provided with a fastening hook at a rear surface for rapidly coupling with positioning holes at the case and the case cover and thereby positioning and fastening the case cover with respect to the case. | 08-26-2010 |
20100242239 | Fastening Mechanism - A fastening mechanism is provided that a male component configured to be slidably received by a female component. The female component includes a receptacle having an open end and a terminal end proximate to the upper end thereof. A detent is located proximate to the terminal end of the receptacle and is configured to engage an aperture of the male component. The female component is configured to be coupled to a portable object, while the male component can be attached to a larger object. In use, the components are coupled together by sliding the female component on to the male component generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the male component until the detent is received in the aperture of the male component. | 09-30-2010 |
20100269315 | ORNAMENT ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An ornament attachment mechanism includes a base, a cover, and a post. The base defines a cavity, a first through hole, and a second through hole. The first through hole is coaxial with the second through hole, and the cavity communicates with the first through hole and the second through hole. The cover defines a recessed portion. The post includes a body and a head. The body passes through the second through hole and the second through hole. The head is received in the recessed portion and is retained by the base and the cover. An electronic device using the ornament attachment mechanism is also provided. | 10-28-2010 |
20110000056 | RESIN CLIP - A resin clip may include an anchor portion, a disk portion and an annular sealing surface formed in the disk portion. The anchor portion and the disk portion are integrally formed as a unit by single-material molding using a molding die. A portion of the anchor portion is shaped by a supplemental die part of the molding die. The sealing surface is formed by a single main die part of the molding die and has a circumferentially continuous shape. | 01-06-2011 |
20110005046 | ACCESSORY SECURING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An accessory securing mechanism in electronic device includes a housing, an engaging member and a tether. The housing defines an assembling recess having an end wall, the end wall defines a latching hole. The engaging member includes a hanging end and a latching end. The latching end of the engaging member is latched into the latching hole, the hanging end is received in the assembling recess, the tether is affixed to the hanging end and exposed to the outside. | 01-13-2011 |
20110113601 | BUCKLE - A buckle includes a female fastener and a male fastener. The female fastener includes a first body and an engaging structure. The engaging structure is formed on the first body. The male fastener is detachably connected to the female fastener. The male fastener includes a second body and a shaft device. The shaft device is disposed on the second body to be detachably coupled with the engaging structure. When the shaft device is coupled with the engaging structure, the first body can rotate relative to the second body. | 05-19-2011 |
20110162176 | Ball-type clevis pin - A ball-type locking clevis pin having substantially the same overall dimensions and profiles as a standard clevis pin but without the snagging characteristics of cotter pins or rings used on typical clevis pins. The pin has a low profile flanged head of substantially the same dimensions as the head of a typical clevis pin. This low profile head greatly reduces the snagging tendencies of the large heads inherent with typical ball lock pins and the locking balls on the opposite end of the pin eliminate the snagging tendencies of cotter pins used on conventional clevis pins. A release button is located flush or recessed inside the flanged head so that it is not exposed to bumping and accidental release from external impacts. The pin consists of a hollow tube flanged on one end and of substantially the same dimensions as a standard clevis pin. The tube is bored from each end with a short internal section bored to a slightly smaller diameter in a location between the two ends. One or more detent balls are located radially around the outside diameter of the tube opposite the flanged end. An internal shaft slides inside the axial internal bore of the tube. The internal shaft contains a beveled diameter transition at one end to ramp the balls radially outward. The internal shaft slides through a spring and is then attached to a larger diameter cylinder which acts to retain the spring. The spring exerts force on the axial face of this larger diameter cylinder and also on the axial face of the smaller diameter bored section of the tube. The larger diameter cylinder acts as a release button to activate the movement of the balls and allow the pin to be inserted or removed. | 07-07-2011 |
20110265296 | Recessed Attachment Point - A recessed attachment point is mountable in a surface for attaching tie downs, life lines, etc. to the surface. The attachment point comprises a housing including a mounting plate having a central opening and a well extending from the central opening. An attachment member is slidingly connected to the housing such that it slides between a first (retracted) position in which an open end of the attachment member is retracted into the well and a second (extended) position in which the open end of the attachment member at least partially extends out of the well and through the opening in the mounting plate. | 11-03-2011 |
20120102687 | CLIP - A clip of the present invention includes at least a head portion, a center support pillar, an auxiliary support pillar, elastic legs, locking portions, and empty spaces. The head portion has a shape capable of locking on one surface of an attached member. The center support pillar extends downward from the head portion, and has a shape to be inserted into the attachment hole. The auxiliary support pillar extends downward from the head portion in the same manner as the center support pillar, and is integrally formed with the head portion and the center support pillar in such a way that a base portion inserted into the attachment hole is perpendicular to the center support pillar. A pair of the elastic legs expanding in a V-shape is interconnected with ends of the center support pillar and the auxiliary support pillar, and also formed in a shape so as to be turned back toward a direction of the head portion and the auxiliary support pillar. The locking portions locking the attached member are provided in end portions of the elastic legs, and lock the other of either the attaching member or the attached member. Also, the empty spaces are provided in the auxiliary support pillar, and house deformed portions when the elastic legs are inserted into the attachment hole while deforming. | 05-03-2012 |
20120131771 | CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a connecting assembly ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120151723 | DISPLAY LOCK DEVICE - When a display unit | 06-21-2012 |
20120174354 | TWO-PIECE CLIP - A clip includes a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a flange part; a leg part extending in cylindrical form from a lower face of the flange part; an insertion hole running through the leg part from the flange part and allowing insertion of the pin; and slits dividing the leg part into a plurality of divided pieces capable of expanding. The pin includes a head part having a larger outer diameter than the insertion hole; and a shaft part extending from a lower face of the head part, for expanding the divided pieces by being inserted into the insertion hole. The shaft part is provided with a provisional fastening part projecting to curve outwardly in a radial direction on a tip part thereof, for elastically contacting with an inner edge part on an upper face of the opening of the insertion hole. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180274 | RESIN MOLDED PARTS LOCK MECHANISM - The first projecting portion ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120210545 | LATCHING SYSTEM - Devices and methods based upon the concept of a split ring ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120284975 | PANEL CONNECTION SNAP ASSEMBLY - A connection assembly incorporating a striker of elongated configuration including a base platform and an elongated pin segment projecting away from one side of the base platform. A housing holding the striker includes a plurality of internal snap arms normally extending in inwardly angled relation. The elongated pin segment extends along an axial passageway such that the distal ball head and at least a portion of the striker shaft project outwardly away from the housing with the internal snap arms behind the base platform. A striker catch engages the distal ball head upon insertion into the striker catch. | 11-15-2012 |
20120297588 | Method for Mounting Male Snap Button, Male Snap Button, Male Snap Button Structure, Method for Mounting Female Snap Button, Female Snap Button, and Female Snap Button Structure - In a male or female snap button including a base and a mounting opening, a cylindrical protrusion is provided around the mounting opening. When the male or female snap button is being mounted to a fabric, after a post of a button fastener has passed through the fabric and then the mounting opening, the post is swaged by an upper die. At this time, the protrusion of the male or female snap is crushed between the post and the base. Thereby, a part of a load as imposed on the male or female snap button can be absorbed by the deformation of the protrusion. | 11-29-2012 |
20130014358 | CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR A FOLDABLE TENT - A connector device for retaining a pair of pivotally connected tent poles. The connector device comprises male and female components coupled to one another to permit positioning of the poles such that the poles are axially aligned in an aligned configuration and such that the poles are pivoted 180 degrees substantially parallel and adjacent to each other in a folded configuration. The male component includes an axially extending first guiding member and a first locking member formed on the inner projection, and the female component includes a second guiding member and a second locking member. The first and second locking members are engaged so as to secure the poles in the aligned configuration, and the first and second guiding members are engaged when the poles are in the aligned and folded configurations so as to further secure the poles in the respective configurations and to prevent misalignment of the poles. | 01-17-2013 |
20130091669 | MEMBER FASTENING STRUCTURE AND CLIP FOR FASTENING MEMBER - A member fastening structure has an installation member (for example, grommet) and a leg member (for example, pin). A projecting part, having at least one inclined surface, and a projecting wall, for contacting with the inclined surface of the projecting part and guiding in a direction of removing the leg member (for example, pin) from the installation member (for example, grommet) in a case when the leg member (for example, pin) is rotated in a state where elastic leg pieces are spread open, are provided between the installation member (for example, grommet) and the leg member (for example, pin). | 04-18-2013 |
20130145585 | CLIP - A clip includes a pin; and a grommet including an insertion hole where the pin can be inserted, and forming a plurality of leg pieces by a slit provided in a length direction of a leg portion. In the clip, the grommet can spread portions by inserting the pin into the insertion hole. A prevention portion, which prevents a foreign matter such as gravel and the like from entering in, is provided at least in either one of the pin or the grommet (for example, the pin). The prevention portion may be positioned in one portion of an insertion leg of the pin, or positioned in one portion of the leg piece of the grommet, or provided to extend along a length direction of the slit from a lower surface of a flange of the grommet. | 06-13-2013 |
20130199004 | FASTENER CLIP ASSEMBLY - A push-in fastener clip assembly includes a fastener having deflectable legs and compression ring for sliding along the deflectable legs during installation, with the compression ring connected to the fastener by frangible connections that are broken as the fastener clip assembly is being installed. Slots in the fastener guide the broken frangible connections during installation of the fastener, limiting rotation of the compression ring. | 08-08-2013 |
20130239372 | LATCH MECHANISM DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - Latch mechanism devices for attaching components within a device and methods of use are provided herein. In one aspect, the latch mechanism includes a pair of deflectable members between which a protruding latch member, such as a latch pin, is inserted thereby separating the deflectable members. A latch pin can have a distal insertion portion and a proximal locking portion, the locking portion having a reduced profile so as to resiliently receive the deflectable members displaced by insertion of the latch pin so as to couple the latch pin between the cords. The latch pin can have insertion faces and locking faces angled so as to control the force required to insert and retract the latch pin from the cord pair. The latch mechanism may utilize releasing mechanisms for separating or reducing tension in the deflectable members to facilitate retraction of the latch pin. | 09-19-2013 |
20130269158 | POSITIONING POLE AND A POSITIONING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF POSITIONING A POLE TO A COVERING - A positioning pole includes a pole body, and at least three protruding ribs. The three protruding ribs are disposed around a circumference of the pole body. An axis of one of the protruding ribs is parallel to an axis of the pole body. The pole body has a terminal surface. The protruding ribs have top surfaces. The top surfaces and the terminal surface are disposed on the same horizontal level. | 10-17-2013 |
20140304955 | BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A buckle assembly, including at least one buckle and at least one release trigger, wherein the buckle has a first buckle component and an additional buckle component. The first buckle component has a bar, which is movable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position. In a connected position of the buckle components the bar engages in the locked position thereof behind a locking surface of the additional buckle component in order to interlock the two buckle components and the bar can be moved to the unlocked position to disconnect the buckle components. The release trigger is connected to at least one of the buckle components by a transmission line, preferably a Bowden cable, the additional buckle component has at least one counter bar, which is movable from a locked position of the counter bar to an unlocked position by actuating the release trigger. | 10-16-2014 |
20150047156 | COUPLER - The coupler includes a male coupler formed with an annular groove, and a female coupler into which the male coupler is detachably inserted. The female coupler includes a first body part downwardly open, a second body part upwardly open, being rotatably connected with the first body part, and defining a hollow space together with the first body part, and a guide housed in the space, and supporting the male coupler inserted into the female coupler. The guide is composed of a material having elasticity, and exerts an elastic force on the first body part and the second body part such that they are closed to each other. | 02-19-2015 |
20150135490 | Left and Right Earring Support Backings - A pair of earring supports for use with earrings, the earring supports having an earring retainer with a center opening, the earring retainer has a first face and a second face with a fastening clip, each earring retainer has an earring support with a first end attached to the earring retainer and a second free end. One earring support extends in a counterclockwise direction from the earring retainer, and the other earring support extends in a clockwise direction from the earring retainer. | 05-21-2015 |