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FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along the line VI—VI of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a front view of the male portion of the buckle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the male portion;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the male portion;
FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the male portion;
FIG. 11 is a right side view of the male portion, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view along the line XII—XII of FIG. 7;
FIG. 13 is a front view of the female portion of the buckle;
FIG. 14 is a rear view of the female portion;
FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the female portion;
FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the female portion;
FIG. 17 is a right side view of the female portion, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view along the line XVIII—XVIII of FIG. 13; and,
FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the male and female portions of the buckle.
The portion of the strap depicted in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6,13, 14, 17, 18, and 19 is of indeterminate length, is illustrative of the use of the design, to detachably join at least one strap to another article and does not form part of the claimed design.
The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for the buckle, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 2001
Date of Patent: Mar 11, 2003
Assignee: YKK Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Ryoichiro Uehara (Tokyo), Hiroshi Matoba (Toyama-ken), Hitoshi Kaneko (Toyama-ken)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/151,712