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FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle;
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a base view of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line A--A of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a front view of a male member of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the male member of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a base view of the male member of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a right side view of the male member of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken on line B--B of FIG. 7;
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line C--C of FIG. 7;
FIG. 13 is a front view of a female member of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 14 is a rear view of the female member of FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 is a plan view of the female member of FIG. 13;
FIG. 16 is a base view of the female member of FIG. 13;
FIG. 17 is a right side view of the female member of FIG. 13;
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D--D of FIG. 17;
FIG. 19 is a front view showing the buckle attached to a belt or the like; and,
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing the buckle attached to a belt or the like.
The broken line showing of a belt, in FIGS. 19 and 20, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 11, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 1997
Assignee: YKK Corporation
Inventor: Hiroshi Matoba (Toyama)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Hill, Steadman & Simpson
Application Number: 0/56,885
International Classification: 0207;