Abstract: A fastener for roller skates, which can be manipulated quickly and simply by young children while providing a secure attachment of a skate to a user's foot, comprises a band with transverse teeth which is fixed to the skate, and a spring pawl engageable with the teeth. The pawl is carried by a U-shaped support fixed to the skate in correspondence with the band.

Abstract: A device for retaining a cord or other elongated flexible element against relative longitudinal movement including a first member to which an actuating member is mounted for relative pivotal movement between locking and released positions, and a locking member carried by the actuating member for swinging movement therewith, and for swinging movement relative thereto, to clamp a cord or cords against the first member, with the latter preferably containing a recess having an essentially curving wall against which the locking member presses the elongated element in locking condition, and with the curving wall preferably being defined by a series of teeth following a curving pattern. The device may lock two spaced cords or cord ends, which may be directed to properly located positions between the gripping members by reception within spaced locating recesses in the locking member and by reception at opposite sides of a locating projection carried by the first mentioned member.

Abstract: A device for adjusting the length of a band or the like which comprises a first and a second component member. The first component member comprises an annular body having a passage of substantially rectangular cross section for a portion of the band to be passed through and a bearing slot or recess formed in the bottom wall of the body. The second component member comprises a plate having an upstanding end portion the upper edge of which is preferably serrated and a depending tongue adjacent to the end portion thereof. When the first and second component members are connected, the tongue of the second component member engages the bearing slot or recess of the first component member to securely fasten said portion of the band between the upper edge of the upstanding end portion of the second component member and the inner surface of the top wall of the first component member.

Abstract: A reversible belt and buckle which has a pivotable buckle frame portion finished on opposite sides so that it can be reversed to selectively display its outer and inner surfaces. A keeper member includes a locking lever with a latch to grip the inner end of a belt strap in a fixed position therein and a coupling portion which releasably retains the buckle frame in pivotable relation on the keeper.

Abstract: A device for gripping an elongated flexible element, such as a flexible belt, and including a first member, an actuating member mounted to swing relative to the first member between locking and released positions, and a locking member connected to the actuating member for swinging movement therewith and acting in the locking position to clamp the elongated element against a gripping portion of the first member in a relation retaining the elongated element against longitudinal movement, with said locking member being free for limited pivotal movement relative to the actuating member in a relation acting to progressively tighten the grip on said elongated element as a result of said pivotal movement of the locking member relative to the actuating member when the latter is in its locking position.

Abstract: An adjustable clasp for interconnecting two sections of a bracelet, including in combination a coupling assembly secured to the end of one bracelet section, and a clamp assembly detachably fixable at selected locations along the length of the other bracelet section. The clamp assembly has a bottom wall with opposed side walls extending substantially normal thereto. A resilient pressure plate is supported by the side walls at a location cooperating with the bottom wall to define a space therebetween for receiving the said other bracelet section. A rigid clamping member also is supported by the side walls. The clamping member is adjustable between an open position allowing limited movement of the pressure plate relative to the bottom wall in order to accommodate slidable movement of the said other bracelet section through said space, and a closed position resiliently deflecting the pressure plate to positively grip the said other bracelet section between the pressure plate and the bottom wall.

Abstract: Improved belt buckle construction adapted to receive a removable flexible belt loop and having material covering fixedly secured onto a belt buckle frame, the frame having raised sides on two opposite edges forming a recessed flat section for protecting a material covering wrapped around the buckle frame and extending between said opposite edges, extensions at one end of the belt buckle extending in opposite directions of the raised edges for forming a hinge element for engaging a flanged locking member disposed to have a claw grabbing surface for securing a belt strap end against the adjacent surface of the mating material covering, the flanged locking member having snap tabs at the free end thereof and for engaging snap formed tabs extending in an opposite direction of the raised sides located or positioned at the other end of the belt buckle from the hinged elements, and intermediate clamp elements for engaging a folded strap section in fixed relation to the belt frame.

Abstract: A lockable buckle for belts, straps and the like, consisting of an exterior housing, or shoe, accommodating a freely movable locking slide which forms, between it and the inside of the housing, a locking area for nipping a belt or the like passing through the buckle. One end of the slide is drawn out into a curved portion hooked onto and partially surrounding an eccentric cam means turnable by an operating arm and arranged to press this end of the slide against the belt during locking. The opposite end of the slide has a transverse slot through which the belt passes for access to the locking area between the slide and the shoe, the tension in the belt pressing this end of the slide against the belt.

Abstract: A tilt release catch comprises a housing member with an opening to receive a male member and the passage of belting completely therethrough, a dog adaptively mounted in the side walls of the housing, a spring of sufficient strength to keep the blade of the dog in a position to catch the blade slot of the male member when the male member is forced between the dog and the inside of the rear wall of the housing, said male member adaptively formed with a stud which depresses the dog and spring when tilted upon them. This catch desirably includes a slot for the belt to which it is attached in use.

Abstract: A clasp construction for use in adjustably interconnecting the free ends of a bracelet on the wrist of a wearer, including a clamp assembly that receives one of the free ends of the bracelet therein in slidable, adjustable relation and a coupling assembly that is secured to the other free end of the bracelet, the coupling assembly including a coupling member that engages the clamp assembly for removably mounting the bracelet on the wrist of the wearer.

Abstract: A trunk retainer assembly for an automobile that provides a structure for holding the trunk lid securely when an oversized load has been placed into the automobile trunk compartment that necessitates the trunk lid being left in a partially open position. The trunk retainer assembly has an elongated strap and a buckle. The buckle has a strap attaching portion, an intermediate portion, and a mounting portion. The strap attaching portion has a pair of longitudinally spaced slots, one of these being a top slot and the other a bottom slot. These slots extend laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the strap attaching portion whereby the strap may be threaded through the top slot and then direction reversed 180 degrees so that it can be threaded downwardly through the bottom slot. The mounting portion of the buckle has an aperture adjacent its upper end through which a threaded bolt passes for securing the buckle to the interior of the trunk lid.

Abstract: A clasp construction for use in adjustably interconnecting the free ends of a band on the wrist of a wearer, including a clamp assembly that receives one of the free ends of the band therein in slidable, adjustable relation and an eye member that is secured to the other free end of the band, the eye member engaging the clasp assembly via a positively locking, tongue member pivotly mounted within the clasp assembly for removably mounting the band on the wrist of a wearer.

Abstract: This box type belt adjuster includes a box open at least at one end so as to form a passage therein for a belt or other webbing around a cam which latter is supported on a transverse shaft in the box. A snap-on cap covers the inner end of the passage and encloses a space for a yoke engaging the cam for turning it in the passage. The height of the passage and the distance between the risers of the cam are so related that when the cam is turned to move the risers toward the opposite top and bottom of the passage the clearance is slightly less than the thickness of the belt or webbing whereby when the cam is so turned the belt is jammed between the top and bottom of the passage and the risers of the cam. A manipulating extension extends from the lever to the outside of the cap for turning the cam in a direction to increase the clearance between the risers and the respective sides of the passage.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel ligature mechanism for producing tournit effects on limbs including a casing having pivotally mounted therein a clamping lever which locks upon a first end portion of a band which passes through an aperture of the casing, a medial portion of the band forming a loop adapted to encompass a limb, a second end portion of the band carrying a fitting, and spring means releasably clampingly securing the fitting to either the lever or to the casing. Releasing means formed integral with or apart from the fittng is provided for actuating the spring to release the second end portion from either the lever or the casing.

Abstract: A belt buckle comprising a channel-like shell inclusive of a web joining a pair of flanges. A slide adapted to be secured to one end of a belt is slidably mounted in the shell in spaced relation to the web for receiving the other end of the belt therebetween. A gripping member is disposed between the web and the slide and is pivoted eccentrically to the flanges. The gripping member has a tongue that operates in a slot in the slide so that belt tension moves the slide against the tongue to oscillate and force the gripping member to grip the belt between the latter and the web.

Abstract: A buckle for use with a belt which is characterized in that the belt clamping element thereof has its lower or leg portion diversified in three radially directed wings which are adapted to be engaged within associated ones of juxtaposed transverse openings of the belt connecting member arranged in slidable engagement within the main body of the buckle.Thus, said clamping element is housed within the main body of the buckle in a compact and little bulky fashion. The buckle is further characterized by having an ornamental upper side surface portion which is easily interchangeable with another one so that the buckle may have various ornaments of different tastes.