Abstract: A clip for attaching an attaching article to an object member may include an engagement claw configured to engage an attaching hole formed in the object member. The clip may also include a slide body configured to retainably hold the engagement claw on the attaching article and configured to slide the engagement claw with respect to the attaching article so as to project and retract the engagement claw. The clip may also include an elastic body configured to apply a restoring force to the engagement claw when the engagement claw slides from a projected state to a retracted state with respect to the attaching article, so as to provide a biasing force to return the engagement claw toward the projected state.

Abstract: A tent shelter is adapted for various uses, designs configurations and combinations, along with riggings and accessories. It includes a flat material for its main body having anchor points along its peripheral edges. An anchor apparatus (including a hole) can be coupled at the anchor points. It also includes anchor apparatuses used to couple the tent shelter to another tent shelter, tent shelter accessories or a fixed object using a paracord or other materials. It also includes different ridged, hinge and awning assemblies to support the tent. The assemblies can anchor, manipulate, adjust and support the tent. An awning assembly coupled to the pole rigging system can be coupled to a tent shelter when laid flat. A hinged rigging system can be adjusted and supported so that the tent can be manipulated into desirable shapes including a shape that folds into a container.

Abstract: A strap end manager holds a loose cargo strap end against a tight portion of the strap. The manager fits over an end of a loose strap, and the loose strap is wound around the manager. Top and bottom, right and left wings, fold around the strap and around the tight portion, and secure the wound loose end. The wings may include hook and loop material to retain the wings around the wound loose end. The strap end manager may further be used to facilitate storing cargo straps in the same manner as for holding loose cargo strap ends.

Abstract: A cable tie has a band and having a tensioning device which is integrated in the band and which divides the band into a first and a second region, each of which regions has a toothed portion. A cable channel, or a component, to which an object, such as for example a cable harness, is to be fastened can remain in the fitting position because both ends of the cable tie can be plugged into cable locks from one side. No tools are required for the fitting of the cable tie.

Abstract: A retention device can be used with an adjustable strap. The adjustable strap can be part of a tie down strap system, a backpack, or a fanny pack. A free end of the adjustable strap can be inserted and pulled through a tensioning device. The retention device can be placed around a portion of the adjustable strap adjacent to the tensioning device. The retention device can prevent the adjustable strap from undesirably pulling back through the tensioning device. The retention device can include a top plate and bottom plate that sandwich the strap and then connected to each other. The retention device can also be a strip of material that includes a plurality of tiny loops and a plurality of tiny flexible hooks that are used to attach to the adjustable strap and wrap around the strap.

Abstract: A T-flange with a snap fit feature will ensure a tight fit once the operator overcomes the snap feature.

Abstract: An article of clothing in the form of a belt includes: a cord having a proximal end and a distal end; and a buckle having an eyelet and a locking feature; wherein the buckle is attached to the proximal end and the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the buckle eyelet; and the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the buckle.

Abstract: A connection structure for toy tents having a first connection component, a second connection component and a connection buckle, the first connection component and the second connection component are clamped together, the connection buckle is clamped with the first connection component and the second connection component, an outer hemisphere of the first connecting assembly is clamped with an outer hemisphere of the second connecting assembly and an inner hemisphere of the first connecting assembly is clamped with the inner hemisphere of the second connecting assembly.

Abstract: A clasp for bands with a device for adjusting the length is provided, wherein the adjustment device has a pivotally arranged member, and wherein the member can be activated by a user in order to activate the length adjustment. Preferably, the pivoting element is part of the clasp cover. Preferably, the pivoting element is articulated by means of axes that correspond to the shafts of the pushers of the clasp-locking mechanism.

Abstract: A wristlet clasp (100), of the folding buckle type, including first and second hinged blades (1, 2) between a closed wearing position and at least one open position, the first blade carrying a member for fastening a first wristlet strand, the second lower blade being connected to a loop (3) at its second end, the loop defining a passage for a second wristlet strand and carrying a stud (31) intended to be inserted into an adapted hole in the wristlet strand to define a point for anchoring the latter to the clasp. A locking member (12) holds the first and second blades in their closed position. A carriage (4) is connected to the second end of the second blade and slides in the loop switching from first and second indexed positions to define at least two predefined positions associated with a predefined useful length of the wristlet.

Abstract: A male touch fastener product has an array of discrete fastening elements extending from a resin base. The elements are formed by molding stems and then deforming at least a rim of a distal end of each head to form an overhanging mushroom-type fastener element. Some are deformed against a hard surface to form flat fastener elements, and others are deformed against a compliant surface and form umbrella-shaped fastener elements. The fastener element heads feature particular structural relationships that enhance their performance, particularly with low-lying fibers.

Abstract: A clip for holding two flat elements joined together at their main face. The clip comprises a lower wall, an upper wall, and two side walls, the walls defining a closed volume. The side walls are provided with a groove having an end that opens into a face referred to as the “front face” of the clip. The grooves are configured to insert the clip by its front face onto the two joined flat elements and are each delimited by a contour having an upper segment and a lower segment opposite the upper segment. According to the present disclosure, the side walls each have, on their respective outwardly facing faces, a flat holding flange that extends along a rectilinear portion of the lower segment of the groove and provides a contact surface with one of the flat elements. The present disclosure also relates to an assembly comprising such a clip.

Abstract: A tension-retaining system for retaining tension in a tensioning cord of a wearable article may include a retainer including an anchor and a wedge. The anchor may define a notch, and the wedge may have a tensioning cord coupling feature. The wedge may have an engagement portion that fits within the notch with the engagement portion disposed further in the notch than the tensioning cord coupling feature.

Abstract: A device and method for holding an electrical cord, such as a cellular phone charging cord, so that the electrical cord is easily restrained, located and retrieved. The device may be constructed of a flexible body that may be in any desirable shape. The body is provided with a slit that extends some distance, and in some embodiments, approximately halfway through the body. An electrical cord can be inserted through the slit. At the center of the body, the slit is enlarged to form a channel for receiving the cord. With the cord thus secured within the channel, the body makes the cord easier to find and less likely to slip or fall off of a surface where the cord is to be placed.

Abstract: Cable gripper jaws and cable gripper jaw members having at least one removable, cable gripping surface insert. The gripper jaw member has a recess for receiving the insert and the insert can engage with the gripper member by means of a fixative and/or a mechanical engaging means, including mechanical interlocking means. The insert and gripper member can be of different materials, including metals of differing hardness ratings. The cable gripper jaws have utility in the cable gripping fields, including in the drilling and horizontal directional drilling industries, and as part of a method for pulling cable through space, including pulling cable through space in the pipe bursting and trenchless pipe replacement industries.

Abstract: The present invention provides a buckle lock includes a lock member and a buckle base which are able to be inserted and locked to each other. The buckle base includes a lock portion and a release button, and the lock portion includes at least one locking mechanism. It is characterized in that when the locking mechanism is in a locked state, the lock member can still be inserted into the buckle base and the lock connection is completed immediately after completing the locking action.

Abstract: A hook assembly has a hook body with a shank portion and a free end portion defining a hook opening. The free end portion has a tip end with a through passage, and a key slot formed in the through passage. A removable pin is received in the through passage to substantially close an open side of the hook opening to retain items within the hook opening. The pin has a protrusion that mates with the key slot when the pin is rotated to a first position to allow the pin to be received in and removed from the through passage. The protrusion serves as a locking structure to prevent the pin from being removed from the through passage when the pin is rotated away from the first position. A spring retainer is arranged to keep the pin in its locked position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the adjustable clamps having a curved body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side section, a second side section, a middle section, a recess, and a bore to receive a fastener to compress, or expand the adjustable clamps are presented herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Provided is a cam buckle including a body having at least one slot, and a cam arm movably coupled to and pivotable relative to the body. The cam arm has teeth for engaging a webbing and at least one boss for engaging the at least one slot. The cam arm is biased in an unlocked position where the teeth are configured to engage the webbing, and the cam arm is movable to a locked position where the teeth are configured to be disengaged from the webbing and the at least one boss is held in the at least one slot.

Abstract: A bolt comprises a first shank segment axially comprising an externally threaded segment at a proximate axial end of the bolt. The bolt also includes a second shank segment, a flange extending perpendicularly a first distance from the first shank segment and axially located between a distal axial end of the first shank segment and a proximate axial end of the second shank segment, and a head axially adjacent to a distal axial end of the second shank segment, where the head is longer than the flange in a first direction perpendicular to the first shank segment but shorter than the flange in a second direction perpendicular to the first shank segment.