Strap fastener

Description

FIG. 1 is a top left perspective view of a strap fastener;

FIG. 2 is a top right perspective view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear left perspective view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged left side view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged right side view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged rear view of the strap fastener of FIG. 1.

The portion of the strap adjacent the angled end is shown broken away to indicate indeterminate length while the portion of the strap adjacent the locking head is shown broken away in FIG. 4-7 for ease of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424417
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Inventor: Lennart C. Axelsson (Tinley Park, IL)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Attorney: Robert A. McCann
Application Number: 0/105,652
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8394; D8/396
International Classification: 0808;