Patents by Inventor Akira Furutu

Akira Furutu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4347932
    Abstract: The present invention involves a tag pin group comprised of single unit tag pins each of which has a transverse bar portion, a filament portion extending perpendicular to the transverse bar portion and a connecting portion to connect the transverse bar portion to a connecting bar on which each of the tag pin units is contained and where each tag pin has a head portion connected at one end of the filament such that at least one edge portion of the head portion slopes away from the transverse bar portion from the point where the head portion is connected to the filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignees: Clements Industries, Inc., Japan Bano'k Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Furutu
  • Patent number: 4198772
    Abstract: A binding strap suitable for use as indication tag for various purposes is provided.The binding strap is made of a synthetic resin in a body and has a folding portion at the center, a hole with fastening pieces at one side and a projection to be inserted and fastened in the hole at another side.The binding strap of the present invention may be easily and certainly attached to an article at one touch with an empty hand by thrusting it through an opening of the article, folding it and inserting the projection into the hole. The binding strap of the present invention has a guide fluke at the end portion in order to easily thrust it through an opening of an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: Japan Banoc'k Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Furutu
  • Patent number: 4187970
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pistol-shaped, small-sized tag attacher, in which the transverse bar of a tag pin is caused to penetrate through an article such as cloth etc. to attach a tag thereto, said tag pin being moulded from thermoplastic resin into an H-shape comprising a transverse bar, a filament portion and a head portion.The tag attacher is constructed such that the pin is directly driven by a lever to push the transverse bar of the tag pin. On the upper portion of the body of the device a feeding knob is provided and a ratchet wheel is driven by means of the knob to feed tag pins onto the axis of the grooved needle successively. Moreover, this tag attacher includes an adjusting element for adjusting the length of insertion of the grooved needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Assignee: Japan Bano'k Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Furutu
  • Patent number: 4131504
    Abstract: A hand labeller comprising a label sheet roll for supplying a label sheet consisting of a carrier paper and label blanks laminated on the carrier paper, typing means for pressing the labels sheet onto an anvil plate thereby to effect a typing on each one of the label one by one, and labelling means for adhering the label carrying the typed letter onto the object to be labelled. The labelling means have a cut out or partially removed back adapted to be reciprocatingly moved within an angular range which does not interrupt the passing of an ink roller. The typing means include a roller for supporting a type wheel and having a plurality of projections projecting toward a supporting shaft, and an engaging piece disposed in a bore of said shaft and resiliently biased to project out of the surface of the shaft. The arrangement is such that the projections of the roller are brought into engagement with the engaging piece, in accordance with the rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1978
    Assignee: Japan Bano'K Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Furutu
  • Patent number: 4090653
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pistol-shaped, small-sized tag attacher, in which the transverse bar of a tag pin is caused to penetrates through an article such as cloth etc. to attach a tag thereto, said tag pin being moulded from thermoplastic resin into an H-shape comprising a transverse bar, a filament portion and a head portion.The tag attacher is constructed such that the pin is directly driven by a lever to push the transverse bar of the tag pin. On the upper portion of the body of the device a feeding knob is provided and a ratchet wheel is driven by means of the knob to feed tag pins onto the axis of the grooved needle successively. Moreover, this tag attacher includes an adjusting element for adjusting the length of insertion of the grooved needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: Japan Bano'k Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Furutu