Patents by Inventor Andreas Hortnagl

Andreas Hortnagl 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).

  • Publication number: 20220256980
    Abstract: A buckle component (1, 2) having a main body (3) and a clamping web (4), the main body (3) having a belt-receiving opening (5), and the clamping web (4) being mounted displaceably on the main body (3) in the belt-receiving opening (5) for clamping a belt (6), which is guided around the clamping web (4), between the clamping web (4) and an edge (7) of the main body (3) bounding the belt-receiving opening (5). The buckle component (1, 2) additionally has a flap (8) which is mounted pivotably on the main body (3) by a pivot joint (9), and the flap (8) has a clamping surface (10) for clamping the belt (6) between the clamping surface (10) of the flap (8) and the clamping web (4) in a clamping position of the flap (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas HÖRTNAGL
  • Patent number: 11109646
    Abstract: A buckle with a first buckle part and at least one second buckle part. The first buckle part has a first buckle main body and a receptacle which is hook-shaped, seen in at least one section, and formed rigidly on the first buckle main body. The second buckle part has a second buckle main body with an inherently rigid hook-in part for hooking into the receptacle of the first buckle part, and the first buckle part additionally has at least one bolt. The hook-in part has a central web and two side parts protruding on mutually opposite sides from the central web, and each of the side parts is delimited by a respective front edge, and the front edges of the side parts are oriented extending obliquely away from each other at least regionally from a direction of the central web, preferably running at least regionally in a V-shape relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20190380453
    Abstract: A buckle with a first buckle part and at least one second buckle part. The first buckle part has a first buckle main body and a receptacle which is hook-shaped, seen in at least one section, and formed rigidly on the first buckle main body. The second buckle part has a second buckle main body with an inherently rigid hook-in part for hooking into the receptacle of the first buckle part, and the first buckle part additionally has at least one bolt. The hook-in part has a central web and two side parts protruding on mutually opposite sides from the central web, and each of the side parts is delimited by a respective front edge, and the front edges of the side parts are oriented extending obliquely away from each other at least regionally from a direction of the central web, preferably running at least regionally in a V-shape relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: ABA Hortnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9770072
    Abstract: Buckle component (1) having a belt receiving opening (2) and a frame (3) enclosing the belt receiving opening (2), and a bar (4) about which the belt (5) is guidable, wherein the bar (4) is fastened to the frame (3), in a manner crossing, in particular completely crossing, the belt receiving opening (2), by at least one fastening device (6, 7) of the buckle component (1). The bar (4) is fastened to the frame by plastic deformation of the bar (4) and/or of at least one of the fastening devices (6, 7) and/or of the frame (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9596908
    Abstract: A belt buckle (1) with at least one belt-fastening element (2) for at least one belt (35) and with at least one fastening component (4, 5) which is prestressed by at least one elastic prestressing element (3), wherein the prestressing element (3) is integrally formed on the fastening component (4, 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9560898
    Abstract: A buckle part (2) of a belt buckle (1), wherein the buckle part (2) comprises at least one connecting part (4) for releasably connecting the buckle part (2) to another buckle part (3) of the belt buckle (1) and at least one bar (5) for fastening a belt (26) on the bar (5) of the buckle part (2), wherein the buckle part (2) also comprises at least one clevis type eyelet (6) for hooking a karabiner into the clevis type eyelet (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9402447
    Abstract: Belt buckle for releasable connection of a belt to another belt or object. The belt buckle has a male buckle part with a plug-in extension and a female buckle part with a receptacle, and a locking device. The plug-in extension of the male buckle part is insertable into the receptacle of the female buckle part and the buckle parts are lockable to each other in a locking state by the locking device. In the locking state, the buckle parts are arrangeable relative to each other in a neutral position, in which the locking device can be brought into an unlocking position to separate the buckle parts. The buckle parts are additionally arrangeable relative to each other in a blocking position, pivoted in relation to the neutral position, in which the locking device is blocked in a locking position to prevent the buckle parts from being separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9332810
    Abstract: A buckle (1) for fixing at least one band (2), the buckle (1) having at least one buckle main part (3) and at least one clamping web (5) which is mounted on the buckle main part (3) in a movable manner in at least one movement direction (4) in order to clamp the band (2) that is guided around the clamping web (5). The clamping web (5) has at least one clamping web main part (6) that is mounted on the buckle main part (3) in a movable manner and a clamping leg (7) that projects beyond the clamping web main part (6) in order to contact the band (2) that is guided around the clamping web (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9271545
    Abstract: A clamping apparatus for clamping at least one strap (3), wherein the clamping apparatus has a basic body (1) on which are arranged at least two basic body clamping bodies (5, 17) which are realized as webs for winding the strap (3) around, characterized in that at least one third basic body clamping body (4), which is realized as a lever which is pivotable in relation to the basic body (1), is arranged on the basic body (1), wherein the third basic body clamping body (4) is pivotable into a clamping position for locking the strap (3) between the basic body clamping bodies (5, 17) which are realized as webs and the third basic body clamping body (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9241546
    Abstract: A buckle, in particular a belt buckle, having at least one hook part (2) and at least one eye part (3), wherein the hook part (2) includes a hook part base body (4) and a hook (5) fixedly connected thereto, and in a connected state of the buckle (1), the eye part (3) is hooked into the hook (5) of the hook part (2), and in a separated state of the buckle (1), the eye part (3) is unhooked from the hook (5) of the hook part (2), wherein the buckle (1) has a securing device for securing the connected state, and the securing device has at least one spring tongue (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9220322
    Abstract: A tensioning apparatus having at least one basic body (1) and at least one tensioning lever (2) which is arranged so as to be pivotable on the basic body (1), wherein at least two basic body clamping bodies (4, 5), which interact with one another for releasably clamping a strap (3) on the basic body (1), are arranged on the basic body (1) and at least one tensioning lever clamping apparatus is arranged on the tensioning lever (2) for releasably clamping the strap (3) on the tensioning lever (2) and at least one of the basic body clamping bodies (4) is mounted on the basic body (1) so as to be movable, preferably pivotable, and the basic body clamping body (4), which is mounted on the basic body (1) so as to be movable, has at least one opening nose (6), wherein, in a clamping position of the basic body clamping bodies (4, 5), for guiding the strap (3) about the opening nose (6), the opening nose (6) is arranged in a space (7) between a strap abutment surface (8) of the other basic body clamping body (5) and a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: 9198481
    Abstract: A buckle (1) having a first buckle part (2) and having at least one second buckle part (3), said first buckle part (2) having at least one locking bar (4) that can be moved back and forth between a locking position of the locking bar (4) and an unlocking position of the locking bar (4). The locking bar (4) engages behind a locking surface (5) of the second buckle part (3) in the locking position in order to lock the two buckle parts (2, 3) with each other in a connected position of the buckle parts (2, 3), and the locking bar (4) can be moved into the unlocking position in order to separate the buckle parts (2, 3), the second buckle part (3) having at least one counter locking bar (6) that can be moved back and forth between a locking position of the counter locking bar (6) and an unlocking position of the counter locking bar (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20150067989
    Abstract: Buckle component (1) having a belt receiving opening (2) and a frame (3) enclosing the belt receiving opening (2), and a bar (4) about which the belt (5) is guidable, wherein the bar (4) is fastened to the frame (3), in a manner crossing, in particular completely crossing, the belt receiving opening (2), by at least one fastening device (6, 7) of the buckle component (1). The bar (4) is fastened to the frame by plastic deformation of the bar (4) and/or of at least one of the fastening devices (6, 7) and/or of the frame (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20140325804
    Abstract: A buckle, in particular a belt buckle, having at least one hook part (2) and at least one eye part (3), wherein the hook part (2) comprises a hook part base body (4) and a hook (5) fixedly connected thereto, and in a connected state of the buckle (1), the eye part (3) is hooked into the hook (5) of the hook part (2), and in a separated state of the buckle (1), the eye part (3) is unhooked from the hook (5) of the hook part (2), wherein the buckle (1) has a securing device for securing the connected state, and the securing device has at least one spring tongue (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20140304955
    Abstract: A buckle assembly, including at least one buckle and at least one release trigger, wherein the buckle has a first buckle component and an additional buckle component. The first buckle component has a bar, which is movable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position. In a connected position of the buckle components the bar engages in the locked position thereof behind a locking surface of the additional buckle component in order to interlock the two buckle components and the bar can be moved to the unlocked position to disconnect the buckle components. The release trigger is connected to at least one of the buckle components by a transmission line, preferably a Bowden cable, the additional buckle component has at least one counter bar, which is movable from a locked position of the counter bar to an unlocked position by actuating the release trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20140298630
    Abstract: A buckle part (2) of a belt buckle (1), wherein the buckle part (2) comprises at least one connecting part (4) for releasably connecting the buckle part (2) to another buckle part (3) of the belt buckle (1) and at least one bar (5) for fastening a belt (26) on the bar (5) of the buckle part (2), wherein the buckle part (2) also comprises at least one clevis type eyelet (6) for hooking a karabiner into the clevis type eyelet (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ABA HORTNAGL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20140215773
    Abstract: Belt buckle for releasable connection of a belt to another belt or object. The belt buckle has a male buckle part with a plug-in extension and a female buckle part with a receptacle, and a locking device. The plug-in extension of the male buckle part is insertable into the receptacle of the female buckle part and the buckle parts are lockable to each other in a locking state by the locking device. In the locking state, the buckle parts are arrangeable relative to each other in a neutral position, in which the locking device can be brought into an unlocking position to separate the buckle parts. The buckle parts are additionally arrangeable relative to each other in a blocking position, pivoted in relation to the neutral position, in which the locking device is blocked in a locking position to prevent the buckle parts from being separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: ABA Hortnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Publication number: 20140082902
    Abstract: A belt buckle (1) with at least one belt-fastening element (2) for at least one belt (35) and with at least one fastening component (4, 5) which is prestressed by at least one elastic prestressing element (3), wherein the prestressing element (3) is integrally formed on the fastening component (4, 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: ABA Hortnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl
  • Patent number: D730238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: BUSHIDO TACTICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Wade Rorich, Andreas Hörtnagl
  • Patent number: D738255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hortnagl