Buckle

- YKK Corporation
Description

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D340886 November 2, 1993 Anscher
D360390 July 18, 1995 Murai
5148582 September 22, 1992 Dennis, Jr.
Patent History
Patent number: D387014
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