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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a buckle comprising a male member, a female member and a retainer for the female member, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line IV--IV in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line V--V in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a combination of the female member and the retainer thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the combination thereof;
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the combination thereof, taken along line IX--IX in FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the combination thereof, taken along line X--X in FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the combination thereof;
FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the combination thereof;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the female member thereof;
FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the female member thereof;
FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the female member thereof;
FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the female member thereof, taken along line XVI--XVI in FIG. 14;
FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the female member thereof, taken along line XVII--XVII in FIG. 15;
FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the female member thereof;
FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view of the female member thereof;
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the male member thereof;
FIG. 21 is a top plan view of the male member thereof;
FIG. 22 is a front elevational view of the male member thereof;
FIG. 23 is a sectional view of the male member thereof, taken along line XXIII--XXIII in FIG. 21;
FIG. 24 is a sectional view of the male member thereof, taken along line XXIV--XXIV in FIG. 22;
FIG. 25 is a left side elevational view of the male member thereof; and,
FIG. 26 is a right side elevational view of the male member thereof.
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1992
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 1994
Assignee: Nifco Inc. (Yokohama)
Inventor: Eiji Ueno (Yokohama)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: R. Seifert
Law Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt
Application Number: 0/2,944