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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a buckle portion of the present invention, the ornamental design of which is claimed herein;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a lanyard system showing the buckle portion of FIG. 1 coupled to a female buckle portion, which is shown in broken, phantom lines, to form a lanyard connector. The female buckle portion has portions of a strap, also shown in broken, phantom lines, coupled thereto. An attachment that can be selectively coupled to the buckle portion of FIG. 1 is also shown in broken, phantom lines in an exploded view;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lanyard system of FIG. 2, featuring the buckle portion of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the lanyard connector of FIG. 2 featuring top portions of the buckle portion of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a side plan view of the lanyard connector of FIG. 2, featuring side portions of the buckle portion of FIG. 1, the opposing side of the lanyard connector being the mirror image thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front end view of the buckle portion of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the lanyard connector of FIG. 2 featuring bottom portions of the buckle portion of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a lanyard system showing the buckle portion of FIG. 1 coupled to a female buckle portion, which is shown in broken, phantom lines, to form a lanyard connector. The female buckle portion has a strap, also shown in broken lines coupled thereto. An attachment is coupled to the buckle portion and is also shown in broken, phantom lines;
FIG. 9 is a top view of an alternate buckle portion of the present invention, the ornamental design of which is claimed herein; and,
FIG. 10 is an exploded top perspective view of one embodiment of a lanyard system having the buckle portion of FIG. 9 Male and female clamping portions of a female buckle portion and portions of a strap to be coupled between the male and female clamping portions are shown in broken, phantom lines.
The objects shown in broken, phantom lines are shown for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for the buckle portion, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 2004
Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
Assignee: Snugz USA, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Inventors: Bryan K. Hicks (Salt Lake City, UT), Brandon Robert Mackay (Salt Lake City, UT)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney: Workman Nydegger
Application Number: 29/201,442