Buckle

- YKK Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 4--4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a base view of the buckle of FIG. 1;

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

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

FIG. 9 is a left side 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 base view of the male member of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 12--12 of FIG. 11;

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

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

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

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

FIG. 17 is a base view of the female member of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18--18 of FIG. 13.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D340886 November 2, 1993 Anscher
D349262 August 2, 1994 Krauss
4712280 December 15, 1987 Fildan
4800629 January 31, 1989 Ikeda
4864700 September 12, 1989 Kasai
5222279 June 29, 1993 Frano et al.
5311649 May 17, 1994 Suh
5465472 November 14, 1995 Matoba
Patent History
Patent number: D379161
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 22, 1995
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignee: YKK Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Hiroshi Matoba (Toyama)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Hill, Steadman & Simpson
Application Number: 0/48,803
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pivoted Or Pushbutton Release (D11/216)
International Classification: 0207;