Buckle assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an embodiment of a buckle assembly showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a back elevation view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of a buckle assembly showing our new design.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a back elevation view thereof.

Elements identified in broken lines in the accompanying drawings form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for the buckle assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D655223
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 15, 2010
Date of Patent: Mar 6, 2012
Assignee: AmSafe Commercial Products, Inc. (Elkhart, IN)
Inventors: Ian John Hadlow (Worcester), Derrick John Martin Barker (Bishampton), Peter Edward Miller (Phoenix, AZ), Phillip Morgan (Noblesville, IN), Mark Earl Main (Bremen, IN), Xinghua Huang (Nanxi/Sichuan), Michael Alan Wiseman (Elkhart, IN)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Attorney: Perkins Coie LLP
Application Number: 29/369,965
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pivoted Or Pushbutton Release (D11/216)