Strap adjuster

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a back view of the strap adjuster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the strap adjuster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the strap adjuster of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the strap adjuster of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken generally along line VII--VII of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386110
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 1997
Assignee: YKK Corporation of America (Marietta, GA)
Inventors: Westly D. Hetrick (Macon, GA), Yasutaka Nishida (Macon, GA)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Hill, Steadman & Simpson
Application Number: 0/59,871
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Slip Clutch Or Slide Type Buckle (24) (D11/218)
International Classification: 0207;