Buckle

Info

Patent number: D343144
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 1992
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 1994
Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Hiroshi Matoba (Toyama)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: R. Seifert
Law Firm: Hill, Steadman & Simpson
Application Number: 7/861,716

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a base view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a male member of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the male member of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the male member of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the male member of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the male member of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 12--12 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the female member of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the female member of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the female member of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a base view of the female member of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a right side view of the female member of FIG. 13;

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 18--18 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 19--19 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the buckle of FIG. 1 showing it attached to associated belts;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the buckle of FIG. 1 shown in uncoupled disposition; and,

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the buckle of FIG. 1 shown in coupled disposition.

The broken line showing of partial straps is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.