Pivoted Patents (Class 24/178)
  • Patent number: 11653727
    Abstract: An anti-disassemble watch buckle includes a bottom housing and a top housing with an in-between space for accommodating a first strap, wherein the anti-disassemble watch buckle has a first end and a second end being opposite to the first end; and a cantilever snap with a back end fastened to the bottom housing at the first end, and a front end hung in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Climax Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 10993506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a universal double-sided belt buckle, which comprises a buckle body, a mounting member and a buckle pin, the left end of an upper sheet body and the left end of a lower sheet body are both integrally formed with extension sheets extending downwards, a clamping interval is arranged between the free ends of the two extension sheets, the left side of the mounting member, at the position corresponding to the first end of the buckle pin, is concavely provided with an accommodating recess which is communicated with the through concave cavity and used to accommodate the part of the buckle pin positioned at the mounting member and make it be able to rotate. Compared with the prior art, the buckle body is detachably connected with the mounting member, so that the utilization rate of the buckle body is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Xinrong Dong
  • Patent number: 10905202
    Abstract: A belt buckle may include a buckle cooperating with a belt body. The belt body includes a connecting portion formed at one end thereof, and a plurality of punch holes arranged at the other end of the belt body. The buckle has a frame, a spring, a prong, a control unit, and a cover, and a shaft is located at one end of the frame. The shaft of the frame is adapted to pivotally connect to the connecting portion of the belt body, and a connecting base is formed at the other end of the frame. The spring is installed in the connecting base, and an open groove is formed at a middle section of the connecting base. The control unit includes a dodging slot and a blocking portion located at positions corresponding to the open groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Shang-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 10624425
    Abstract: A belt buckle structure includes a buckle body and a plate-based controller. The buckle body is provided with a coupling section and a connection section at two ends thereof. The coupling section is formed with a pivoting notch in a top side and a recess in a bottom side. A pin hole is formed in each of two sides of the buckle body. The plate-based controller includes a coupling axle having a pawl. The coupling axle is arranged in the coupling section. A fixing member has a protruding section fit into the recess. A pin is received through the pint hole to penetrate through the recess and extend into a positioning hole of the fixing member. A primary constraint frame has two side portions collaborating with the pin to attach to two sides of the buckle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Hsi-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 10021945
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a wearable device including first and second band straps attached to a device body. A buckle mechanism is configured to attach the first band strap to the second band strap and includes a spring bar attached to an end of the first band strap and a buckle loop engaged to the spring bar. A tang is configured to engage a hole formed in the second band strap to secure the first band strap to the second band strap. The tang defines an aperture that receives the spring bar and is configured to pivot about an offset axis that is offset with respect to an axis of the bar. As the tang is rotated, a restoring force biases the tang toward the buckle loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Rohrbach, Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Dhaval N. Shah, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Edward Siahaan, Ying-Liang Su, Teodor Dabov, Michael J. Webb, Michael T. Brickner
  • Patent number: 9776851
    Abstract: A horse buckle includes a buckle ring seat; a prong movably coupled to the buckle ring seat; an elastic unit arranged between the buckle ring seat and the prong and including an elastic element having two end respectively fixed to the buckle ring seat and the prong, a barrel fit outside the elastic element, and a pin mounted to one side of the buckle ring seat and movably coupled to the prong; and a support unit movably mounted to an end the buckle ring seat. As such, the buckle ring seat is coupled to a girth for use and receives a fastening strap to extend through the buckle ring seat and a restoration spring force of an elastic element makes a prong quickly seated in a positioning hole of the fastening strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: TOM-JEFF MANUFACTURERS, INC.
    Inventor: Jien-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 9775328
    Abstract: A combination strap or collar and bottle opener device that may be designed to have a short height and/or width and may include a combination attachment member and bottle opener. The bottle opener may be made in a number of different shapes, for example, a D shape (including D-ring), an oval shape, etc. A plastic quick-release coupling device may be included as a clasp system for selectively and releasably coupling two or more strap areas or ends together. The combination attachment mechanism and bottle opener may include a generally flat frame body having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening may be smaller than the second opening and may be separated by an intermediate or first linking member at a first end of the frame body, a second linking or cross member, and a third linking or cross member at a second end of the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Fidrych
  • Patent number: 9364050
    Abstract: A quick release jewelry band is configured to release a wrist-watch from the wrist of a wearer if the watch band is subject to an excessive load which may injure the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Brian K. Bell
  • Patent number: 9345288
    Abstract: Various user configurable belt buckles are provided. A user configurable belt buckle includes a user configurable frame that, in turn, includes four side members. The user configurable belt buckle further includes a prong, secured to the user configurable frame, for protruding through a hole in a belt. The user configurable belt buckle also includes one or more user-controllable attachment devices for providing side member substitution. At least one side member of the four side members is user replaceable by a substitute side member having at least one different physical characteristic than the at least one side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Inventors: Hank Greenberg, Gaspare J. Randazzo
  • Patent number: 8875355
    Abstract: A buckle designed to have the dual properties of a belt buckle and a carabiner. The buckle includes a buckle body with first and second buckle body ends and a gap therebetween. A gate extends between the first and second buckle ends, which is pivotally mounted to the first end of the buckle body. The gate is moveable between open and closed positions, such that when the gate is in a closed position it extends between the first and second buckle body ends. The buckle includes a means for holding the gate in a closed position against the second end of the buckle body. The buckle further includes a prong connected to the rear end of the buckle, which extends towards the front end of the buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Sean H. Sartin
  • Patent number: 8769774
    Abstract: Buckle type attachment elements, such as for belts, watch bands, or the like, and/or for securing or fastening elements (e.g., for footwear, handbags, briefcases, containers, or other objects) may be produced in a manner that generates minimal waste materials, without the use of metal or mechanical hardware type connectors, from completely recyclable materials, without the need for molding, without the use of plastics, and/or without the use of adhesives or cements. Such buckle elements may include a buckle portion and a tongue portion formed from the same material. In some structures, the tongue portion may be made from a part cut out to form the buckle portion. In other structures, the tongue portion may be formed by cutting slits into a base substrate that also makes up the buckle portion. Final products and methods of making such products also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Aveni
  • Patent number: 8683661
    Abstract: A push button type belt buckle includes a moveable rod and a push button arranged to be interlaced with each other and configured to cooperate with spring mechanisms provided in a belt base. With such a unique structure, a buckling pin provided on the moveable rod is able to floatingly buckle a belt with ease while exhibiting an elastic characteristic capable of returning to its original position such that the adjustment of the extent of the fastening and buckling of the belt can be advantageously achieved via the push button reliably and such that the push button type belt buckle of the present invention is of the improved effects of facilitated operations and simplified assembly requirements and functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventor: Hsi-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 8590114
    Abstract: A watch band with a buckle which does not slip off from a band body thereof even when it gets a great shock, for example from collision with an object due to dropping thereof, and a wristwatch with such band. The band body has a pair of spaced attaching parts provided at an end thereof. An engaging member has a connection part connected through a connection pipe to between these attaching parts. A buckle has a pair of arms which hold these attaching parts therebetween. A pair of screws have a thread portion screwed into a screw hole in the end portion of an associated arm of the buckle and a shank part inserted in a nearer end portion of the connection pipe to attach the buckle to the band body so as not to slip off from the connection pipe even when the buckle gets a great shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Takayuki Shindo
  • Patent number: 8302266
    Abstract: A resilient rotation buckle includes a decoration plate and the belt coupling structure having an end coupled to a belt. The decoration plate and the belt coupling structure form a rotation shaft and a rotation assembly that cooperate each other. The rotation assembly includes a receptacle compartment having a wall forming a through hole for receiving the rotation shaft therethrough, springs, and retention blocks. An accommodation channel is defined in the receptacle compartment in a direction normal to the through hole. When the rotation shaft is inserted, the retention blocks are in contact engagement with an outer circumference of the rotation shaft. The springs have first ends in biasing engagement with the retention blocks and second ends supported by walls of the accommodation channel. The rotation shaft and the rotation assembly allow for relative rotation therebetween for switching between a locked position and a released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Hsi-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 8225430
    Abstract: Swimming goggles have a frame unit, lenses and buckles assembled on the frame unit, and at least a head strap with a plurality of stop grooves. Each buckle comprises an abutting arm having a stop end, an operating lever being movable transversely and bringing the abutting arm to move, and an offset portion between the abutting arm and the operating lever. When the operating lever moves transversely, the offset portion makes the stop end of the abutting arm move upward or downward to abut or release the stop grooves of the head strap. The swimming goggles adjust length of the head strap easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 8156614
    Abstract: Buckle type attachment elements, such as for belts, watch bands, or the like, and/or for securing or fastening elements (e.g., for footwear, handbags, briefcases, containers, or other objects) may be produced in a manner that generates minimal waste materials, without the use of metal or mechanical hardware type connectors, from completely recyclable materials, without the need for molding, without the use of plastics, and/or without the use of adhesives or cements. Such buckle elements may include a buckle portion and a tongue portion formed from the same material. In some structures, the tongue portion may be made from a part cut out to form the buckle portion. In other structures, the tongue portion may be formed by cutting slits into a base substrate that also makes up the buckle portion. Final products and methods of making such products also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Aveni
  • Patent number: 7926151
    Abstract: A buckle fastener system and method for releasably fastening together two straps of an article utilizes a buckle attached to the free end of the first strap and a clasp member attached to the free end of the second strap of the article. The clasp member has a hook portion which slides onto the first strap adjacent to one end of the buckle and the clasp is positioned beneath the buckle such that the buckle is captured by the clasp to releasably fasten the first and second straps together. To unfasten the straps, the process is reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Karen L MacWilliam
  • Publication number: 20090056084
    Abstract: A buckle includes a main frame made by wires which are bent into desired shape and includes a first frame and a second frame which is smaller than the first frame and connected to the first frame. A tongue has one end pivotably connected to the second frame and the other end of the tongue is stopped by the first frame. At least one coat is mounted to at least one of the first and second frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Chih-Shun Chang
  • Publication number: 20030101547
    Abstract: A structure of a magnetic belt buckle is disclosed. The magnetic belt buckle comprises a top cover, magnets, a pulling ring, an iron block and a bottom housing and at least one moving-type magnet, characterized in that the top cover, the bottom housing and one end of the belt are mounted with magnets of same poles to facilitate and rapid adjustment of belt by means of repelling force between the magnets so as to attain the optimum fastening, and by means of the moving-type magnets to mutually repel with each other, and to attract with the iron block, the tightening of belt is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Hsi-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 6553633
    Abstract: A wristband connection for a heart rate monitor specifically, a pin-hole connection. The wristband has a first section with at least one hole and the first section is attachable to the device, and a second section of the wristband attachable to the device. The second section has a locking device with a pin. A front wall and a back wall of the hole that are against the pin and transversely to the longitudinal axis in the longitudinal direction of the first section are inclined between an upper surface and a lower surface of the first section from the perpendicular direction between the upper surface and the lower surface towards the end of the first section attached to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventor: Helena Rantala
  • Patent number: 6530128
    Abstract: A belt buckle (2) has a frame-shaped buckle body (4) and a swiveling pin (24) that can be pushed through one of usually several longitudinally centered holes in the belt and locked, with the pin compressed by spring loading against a first transverse spar (10) of buckle body (4). The belt buckle is characterized in that the spring loading derives from a continuous elastomer band (28), which extends from a second transverse spar (12) of buckle body (4) at a small distance from the point of attachment of pin (24) around the pin. Such a buckle can be manufactured more easily, and thus profitably. It is functionally safer, and additionally has less danger of causing injury than a buckle equipped with a wire spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventors: Hans Bunjes, Curt Merker, Hjalmar Konzet
  • Publication number: 20010029647
    Abstract: A belt buckle (2) has a frame-shaped buckle body (4) and a swiveling pin (24) that can be pushed through one of usually several longitudinally centered holes in the belt and locked, with the pin compressed by spring loading against a first transverse spar (10) of buckle body (4). The belt buckle is characterized in that the spring loading derives from a continuous elastomer band (28), which extends from a second transverse spar (12) of buckle body (4) at a small distance from the point of attachment of pin (24) around the pin. Such a buckle can be manufactured more easily, and thus profitably. It is functionally safer, and additionally has less danger of causing injury than a buckle equipped with a wire spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Hans Bunjes, Curt Merker, Hjalmar Konzet
  • Patent number: 6081973
    Abstract: A belt buckle device includes a frame having an engaging part for securely connecting one end of a belt and a plate extends from the frame and toward the engaging part. Two lugs respectively extend laterally from a rear side of the frame and a rotatable member is rotatably connected between the two lugs. The rotatable member has a protrusion extending radially outward from the rotatable member which is actuated by an actuating device to maintain the protrusion to be engaged with the belt passing between the rotatable member and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Wo-Chou Liu
  • Patent number: 5878466
    Abstract: The buckle comprises a first buckle member and a second buckle member and a lever member connecting them. The first buckle member is e.g. attached to a first end of a belt, the second buckle member can be hooked into a second end of the belt. The lever member can be titled between two stable positions. In one position, the belt is held more tightly than in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Bally Schuhfabriken AG
    Inventor: Roland Alexander Karlheinz Iten
  • Patent number: 5765265
    Abstract: A buckle for securing together two ends of a material such as a leather belt. A bail having a cross-bar end is provided. Pivotally secured to the cross-bar is a tongue assembly having a main barrel and an articulating toggle. The toggle can be set into two different positions. When the buckle is closed, the end of the toggle is set into a detente such that the material that has been fed through the belt is minimally bent. When the toggle is set into the second position, the end of the toggle is positioned so that the toggle is substantially perpendicular to the hole end of the material so that the toggle can be easily inserted into one of the toggle holes in the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Inventor: Koo Seong Kang
  • Patent number: 5735023
    Abstract: A clamping buckle for a belt comprising a horizontally extending vertical buckle plate having a convex front surface, a concave rear surface, upper and lower horizontally extending integral flanges extending rearwardly from the buckle plate, the flanges having upper and lower surfaces, a first horizontal pivot plate attached to the upper surface of the lower flange, a second horizontal pivot plate attached to the lower surface of the upper flange, each pivot plate having a pair of horizontally spaced pivot holes, first and second vertical leaf members each having an inner vertical edge located adjacent and parallel to the rear surface of the buckle plate, each leaf member being formed with a vertical slot therein, each leaf member having lugs at upper and lower ends of the vertical edge thereof, the lugs of the first leaf member being received in a first pair of opposed pivot holes in the upper and lower pivot plates, the lugs of the second leaf member being received in a second pair of opposed pivot holes in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventor: Warner M. Smith
  • Patent number: 5666701
    Abstract: A shoulder-strap retainer attachable to a shoulder strap for preventing a shoulder strap from slipping off the user's shoulder. The shoulder strap retainer includes a main retainer body, a first retainer end, and a second retainer end. The first retainer end is axially connected to one end of the main retainer body and includes a first tongue end operatively associated with a first securing means. The second retainer end is axially connected to a second end of the main retainer body and includes a second tongue end operatively associated with a second securing means. The first retainer end is attached to one leg of the shoulder strap and the second retainer end is attached to a second leg of the shoulder strap. The shoulder-strap retainer is used such that the shoulder strap is placed on top of the shoulder while the shoulder-strap retainer is positioned underneath the arm and adjusted to securely fit the shoulder strap to the shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Inventor: Michaline M. Drummond
  • Patent number: 5431365
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing equipment to mounting surfaces includes two clamps connected by a strap. One clamp is adhesively mounted to the mounting surface and the second clamp is adhesively mounted to the equipment. Latches pivotally mounted on the top of the clamps include a protrusion, and the strap has holes formed therein. When the latch is pivotally locked onto the strap, the protrusion extends through one of the holes and into a cavity in the base of the clamp. The protrusion also includes a forward corner that is distorted upon pivoting the latch to cause the latch to lock down onto the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Fastening Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: William Hopkins
  • Patent number: 4961250
    Abstract: A buckle for a band includes a frame formed of first and second spaced side bars and first and second end bars joined to opposite ends of the first and second side bars. An intermediate bar extends between and is joined to the first and second side bars and is disposed intermediate the first and second end bars. A tongue is connected to the intermediate bar for releasably engaging one of a plurality of apertures formed in the band. In one embodiment, the intermediate bar and the tongue are rigidly joined together and the intermediate bar is pivotally connected to the first and second side bars. In this embodiment, an auxiliary end bar is rigidly joined to one end of the side bars and spaced from the second end bar. In another embodiment, the intermediate bar is rigidly connected to the first and second side bars and the tongue is pivotally connected to the intermediate bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Inventor: Anthony M. Calavenna
  • Patent number: 4923153
    Abstract: A clamp for holding a strip, e.g. a flat cable, securely on a mounting surface includes an overlapping top plate, stepped ridges, and resilient flaps tightly holding the strip in place within the clamp. This design makes the clamp less likely to inadvertently work itself loose from a mounting surface to which it is adhesively secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Matsui, Fuminori Ito
  • Patent number: 4858283
    Abstract: A strap structure comprises a backle body (52) consisting of a synthetic resin material and having a two leg portions (52e, 52f), a mounting hole (52a) and mounting pin (52b). The mounting hole is provided at the end portion of one of the leg portions. The mounting pin is provided on the other one of the leg portions and has a small-diameter portion (52c) and a large-diameter portion (52d). The large-diameter portion is press fitted into the mounting hole which is formed that its diameter is larger than the small-diameter portion and is smaller than the large-diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumio Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 4521939
    Abstract: This belt buckle is characterized by having its belt-catching finger, or pin, arranged to also be used as a key or the like. A rigid flat sleeve has a dependent leg pivotally mounted on the transverse pin of the buckle to which one end of the belt is attached. The sleeve overlies the buckle. The flat head of the key is adjustably fixed within the sleeve. Keys, of various shapes, sizes and thicknesses, can be used. The belt-catching finger comprises a key-like main portion removably mounted within a T-shape casing, which is itself pivotally mounted on the frame of a belt buckle for its removal to cut key notches in a portion thereof, or to be replaced whenever desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Inventors: Carol Chabot, Ovila Chabot
  • Patent number: 4361258
    Abstract: An improved carrying strap for attachment to a weapon. The strap may include a main strap element and an adjustment strap element connected to the main strap by a locking ring having an effective clearance passage substantially equal to the thickness of the adjustment strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: Torel, Inc.
    Inventor: Leebert D. Clark