Buckle

- Yoshida Kogyo K.K.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view;

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

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the male element of the buckle, the female member being removed for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a rear view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 12--12 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 14--14 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a front view the female element of the buckle in FIG. 1, the male element being removed for ease of illustration;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a right side view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 20--20 of FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 21--21 of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a front view of the buckle of FIG. 1 showing the male member angularly moved on the female member; and,

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view of FIG. 6 whereby belt straps have been included, it being understood that the broken line showing of the belt straps are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D312986 December 18, 1990 Bianchi
D329210 September 8, 1992 Cullmann
D343144 January 11, 1994 Matoba
D349871 August 23, 1994 Murai
D352680 November 22, 1994 Matoba
5319836 June 14, 1994 Ida
Patent History
Patent number: D360390
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1993
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1995
Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Ryukichi Murai (Toyama)
Primary Examiner: Ralf T. Seifert
Law Firm: Hill, Steadman & Simpson
Application Number: 0/16,753