Buckle

- YKK Corporation
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Description

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.

Referenced Cited
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4825515 May 2, 1989 Wolterstorff, Jr.
D320178 September 24, 1991 Kasai
5222279 June 29, 1993 Frano et al.
D340886 November 2, 1993 Anscher
D341105 November 9, 1993 Lovato
D349262 August 2, 1994 Krauss
D364125 November 14, 1995 Anscher
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D402589 December 15, 1998 Lundstedt
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D447442 September 4, 2001 Maruoka
6311374 November 6, 2001 Anscher
Patent History
Patent number: D471487
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pivoted Or Pushbutton Release (D11/216)
International Classification: 0207;