Patents by Inventor Naoki Toyokawa

Naoki Toyokawa 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: 6922875
    Abstract: A buckle apparatus includes an insertion control subassembly press-operating an ejector when a pair of tongue parts are simultaneously inserted into a buckle body for allowing insertion up to an engaging position between the respective tongue parts and an engaging member while regulating the press operation by posture tilting of the ejector when only one tongue part is inserted. The insertion control subassembly includes a frame member having a guide rail part reciprocatively slidingly guiding the ejector along the direction of the press operation while including a stopper part separably coming into contact with the ejector in posture tilting from an insertion allowing posture for regulating movement in the direction of the press operation on the guide rail part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Naoki Toyokawa
  • Publication number: 20040154145
    Abstract: A buckle apparatus comprises insertion control means press-operating an ejector (13) when a pair of tongue parts (5c, 6c) are simultaneously inserted into a buckle body (2) for allowing insertion up to an engaging position between the respective tongue parts (5c, 6c) and an engaging member (10) while regulating the press operation by posture tilting of the ejector (13) when only one tongue part (5c, 6c) is inserted. The insertion control means comprises a frame member (15) having a guide rail part (15g) reciprocatively slidingly guiding the ejector (13) along the direction of the press operation while comprising a stopper part (15k) separably coming into contact with the ejector (13) in posture tilting from an insertion allowing posture for regulating movement in the direction of the press operation on the guide rail part (15g).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Naoki Toyokawa