Abstract: According to various implementations, a flame-resistant and heat-resistant fastener chain includes a pair of left and right fastener tapes and a pair of left and right continuous fastener elements. Each fastener tape includes a facing tape side edge that faces the facing tape side edge of the other fastener tape. The left continuous fastener element is coupled to the left fastener tape adjacent the facing tape side edge of the left fastener tape and the right continuous fastener element is coupled to the right fastener tape adjacent the facing tape side edge of the right fastener tape. Each continuous fastener element includes a coiled monofilament that includes a high temperature polymer. In some implementations, the continuous fastener element includes a cord around which the coiled monofilament is wrapped.

Abstract: A fastener includes a mounting base and an insert portion. The mounting base includes an accommodating cavity having an accommodating cavity opening and a mounting slot located above the accommodating cavity having a width that is smaller than a width of the accommodating cavity. The insert portion includes a retaining portion, a neck portion connected to the retaining portion, and a head portion disposed between the retaining portion and the head portion. The head portion is configured to be received within the accommodating cavity by the accommodating cavity opening. The neck portion is configured such that at least a portion of the neck portion is received by the mounting slot when the head portion is received by the accommodating cavity.

Abstract: A device for supporting arms utilizing a pair of platforms. The platforms are horizontally rotatably connected to a spanning bar which in turn depends from straps. The platforms are further connected relative to the bar to rotate vertically.

Abstract: A band includes a spring rod including a first operation lever linked to a first slider and a second operation lever linked to a second slider, a first piece including a first portion, a second portion, and a linkage section that links the first portion and the second portion to each other, the first piece having a first recess in each of the first portion and the second portion, and a second piece disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the second piece having a second recess. The spring rod is disposed in a closed curve that is the combination of a left first recess, a right first recess, and the second recess in the side view viewed in an axial direction of the spring rod. The second piece is disposed between the first operation lever and the second operation lever.

Abstract: A belt bar includes a multi-sided enclosure which sides form a center gap, the sides can be extended and expand and contract to modify the size of said gap, allowing the belt bar to adjust to the width and thickness of varying size belts being passed through the gap. The sides have an inside cavity space that house elastic objects attached to panels that allow for the expansion and retraction of the belt bar.

Abstract: A face mask clip includes a body having a top portion configured to be attached to clothing, a bottom portion, and a neck portion extending between the top portion and the bottom portion such that the bottom portion is foldable toward the top portion at the neck portion. A connection mechanism includes a first connector portion attached to the top portion of the body and a second connector portion attached to the bottom portion of the body such that the second connector portion is releasably engageable with the top connector portion. A method of using the clip to hold a face mask is also provided.

Abstract: A boat launching device preferably includes an elastic line, a first elastic line loop and a second elastic line loop. The elastic line includes a first loop end and a second loop end. The first and second loop ends must be capable of being inserted through a rear line tie-off opening. The first elastic line loop is slidably retained on the elastic line with a first clip. The first loop clip is looped around the first elastic line loop and the elastic line. The second elastic line loop is secured to the first loop end with a second clip. The second loop clip is looped through the first loop end and the second elastic line loop. The first loop end is inserted through a rear line tie-off, the first loop clip and a front line tie-off. The second loop end is secured to the front line tie-off.

Abstract: A system and method including a fastener clip assembly including a cap, the cap including a cap top portion, one or more cap legs extending from the top portion, one or more feet at the bottom of the legs, and one or more tabs extending on the inside of the one or more legs. The fastener clip assembly also includes a pin, the pin being configured to slide around and within the cap, based at least upon the pin being configured to be snapped closed around the cap to form a cap-pin assembly. The cap-pin assembly is configured to couple a panel to a slot in a chassis based at least upon the cap-pin assembly being configured to attach to the slot in the chassis and to the panel. The cap is configured to expand around the chassis slot based at least upon the pin being configured to push the tabs outward in response to the pin being pushed up passed the tabs.

Abstract: A shoe-clip fastener for securing components in a vehicle includes a stop member having a wall portion and a slot defined in the wall portion and an insertion element coupled to the stop member. The insertion element includes a base member and a clip member cantilevered from the base member. The clip member includes an actuator section that projects proudly of the slot.

Abstract: The tactile feedback magnetic closure device disclosed herein may include a pair of magnets having distinct tactile components that indicate to a user which magnet should be placed outside of the other for proper alignment of clothing flaps. These tactile components may vary, as desired, but may generally include a protrusion, or arrangement of protrusions, or a depression, or arrangement of depressions, in or attached to the magnets themselves. The tactile feedback magnetic closure device may include any appropriate magnetic, resilient, waterproof, and heat-resistant material and may be attached to, or integrated into, an article of clothing. The device is designed to overcome the shortcomings in the prior art, which specifically include the lack of ability to determine that the magnetic closure is correctly aligned when the user cannot visually confirm its alignment.

Abstract: A latching system used for a rotary closure of a shoe.

Abstract: Key ring accessory devices enable a user to conveniently and repeatedly attach an accessory item to a key ring's split ring and detach it therefrom and, during its detachment, securely clamp the accessory item to a clothing item for safely carrying the accessory item. The key ring accessory devices include a spring clip with the interchangeability functionality of freely and directly suspending an accessory item from a key ring's split ring and clamping the accessory item on a clothing item. The key ring accessory devices are designed such that they are unable to merely slide off a split ring but rather requires a specific user manipulation.

Abstract: A magnetic buckling assembly includes a male buckling component, a female buckling component, a first locking portion, a second locking portion, an operating component, a first magnetic component, a second magnetic component and a clearance structure. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts the second magnetic component for preventing separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component for promoting the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component when the operating component is operated to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion for allowing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component.

Abstract: A magnetic buckling assembly includes a male buckling component, a female buckling component, a first locking portion, a second locking portion, an operating component, a first magnetic component, a second magnetic component and a clearance structure. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts the second magnetic component for preventing separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component for promoting the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component when the operating component is operated to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion for allowing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component.

Abstract: A shoelace protector assembly for protecting an aglet on a shoelace includes a first housing that has a first slot integrated into the first housing to insertably receive an aglet on a shoelace. A hinge is hingedly coupled to the first housing, and the hinge is biased into an open position. A second housing is provided, and a second slot is integrated into the second housing. The second housing is coupled to the hinge, such that the second housing is hingedly retained on the first housing. The second housing is positionable in a closed position, having the second slot and the first slot form a well to enclose the aglet of the shoelace.

Abstract: According to an embodiment the bucket hook including a body formed by a first arm, a second arm, and a bucket receiving portion extending along a first longitudinal axis which joins the first and second arms, the first and second arms each contain a first elongated portion extending from respective ends of the bucket receiving portion in the same direction and at an angle to the first longitudinal axis and defining a channel therebetween; and a hole defined by the first arm. The bucket hook is dimensioned to go over the side of a bucket on a bucket truck or elevated lift. These features allow a worker to carry more tools to a significant height in order to carry out tasks while preventing accidents.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present specification is to provide a connecting device for cables, in which a connecting portion and a length adjusting portion for connecting the cables are provided to be separated from each other, and a cable of a seat side and the connecting portion are easily attached to and detached from each other. According to one embodiment of the disclosure disclosed herein, proposed is a connecting device for cables, connecting a first cable connected to a folding unit of a seat of a first direction side and a third cable connected to a switch portion at a second direction side opposite to the first direction, the device including: a connecting portion; and a length adjusting portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically adjusting tension on retention member to hold multiple objects together. Examples include using retention apparatus to obtain optimal fit and use of a human wearable item such as article of footwear. Sensors may be used to sense changes in movement of the article of footwear, of the person wearing it, or of a third object such as a vehicle carrying the person. A retention member may surround at least a portion of the objects, and an actuator may be included that automatically rotates a rotating member such as a gear or pulley that may be coupled to the retention member. The rotating member may be configured to automatically adjust tension on the retention member many times per second based on control signals from control logic responsive to the sensors.

Abstract: A rotary push-pull rope retractor includes a top cover, a follower, a seat, a control member and a base. The seat is fixedly installed on the base. An upper surface of the seat is provided with an elastic member and a pawl connected with the elastic member. The follower includes a ratchet and a rope bin. The pawl is located on one side of the ratchet and engaged with the ratchet. The control member is slidably arranged on the upper surface of the seat, and the control member can push the pawl to move away from the ratchet and compress the elastic member to separate the pawl from the ratchet, so as to switch the meshing mode or the free mode of the rotary push-pull rope retractor. The top cover is arranged above the seat, and the top cover and the follower are connected in linkage.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to adjustable closure devices. One embodiment has a strap, a connector attached to a strap end, a chafe mounted on the strap behind the connector, and a hinged handle on the chafe. The chafe has a two outer bars and a central bar, these bars defining strap through-paths. The strap end-region has path segments arranged, directionally from the strap's central region toward the strap end at the chafe, or, in embodiments that configure the strap as a pulley, at the connector. An adjustable length region of the strap spans between the chafe and the connector. An elevatable handle configuration allows a user to pull the chafe to which it is connected along the strap, away from connector. As the chafe moves along the strap, the strap can transition between a large circumference configuration and small circumference. Some embodiments have a strap friction-locking mechanism associated with the handle and the chafe.