Including A Button Fastening Element Patents (Class 24/322.1)
  • Patent number: 8667651
    Abstract: A combined diving utensil has a buckling assembly, a seesaw and a fastening element. The buckling assembly includes a male buckle and a female buckle. Of which, one end of the female buckle is provided with an opening, and the other end provided with a mating joint. One end of the male buckle is provided with a threading portion, and the other end provided with an extension coupled with the mating joint. A plurality of ribs are set on one surface of the fastening element, which is set on the threading portion of the male buckle. A stopper is set close to the end of the fastening element. The seesaw is provided with a thrust rib plate, which is mated with a plurality of ribs on the fastening element and pivoted on the female buckle via the fulcrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventor: Ching-Wen Wang
  • Publication number: 20110170279
    Abstract: A latching mechanism for securing foot apparel to a user's foot. The latching mechanism comprises a first connecting member, a second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is capable of mating, or interlocking, with the second connecting member. The first connecting member includes a receiving head having an aperture, and an arm, wherein the arm is adjacent the receiving head and the second connecting member includes a locking tongue and an arm, wherein the arm is adjacent the locking tongue. In some embodiments, the first connecting member and second connecting member include a fastener element. The arm of the first connecting member and the arm of the second connecting member further include an aperture that is capable of receiving a securing mechanism. Additional embodiments of the latching mechanism also include a buckle system including a base having complementary sections capable of mating and being laterally adjustable, a button which actuates a floating locking mechanism, and a dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: FOTOFEET, INC.
    Inventor: DAVID ALLEN LAKS
  • Publication number: 20080282516
    Abstract: An apparatus for fixing a belt buckle is disclosed, in which an insertion engagement groove is formed at a button insertion groove of trousers, and a protrusion engagement part is formed at a waist belt buckle, so that a waist belt buckle is more easily fixed at a button of trousers by pressurizing the protrusion engagement part of the waist belt buckle into the insertion engagement groove of the button. The apparatus comprises an insertion engagement groove which is formed at a button member fixed at one side of trousers; and a protrusion engagement part which is formed at a backside of the buckle of the waist belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Beum-Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 6226845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a buckle clip for receiving and for removably retaining a fastener such as a button having a shank for a garment such as the type used on suspenders, overall straps, jeans and other garments and structures in need of support. In a preferred embodiment, the buckle clip is fabricated from a continuously formed resilient wire to define a loop. The loop has a bight portion for suspension from a strap, a pair of arms for receiving a fastener such as a button having a shank and an open portion for receiving and for removably retaining the button. The bight portion has a pair of feet portions with a first end and with a second end which are resiliently separable and normally spring biased toward each other to engage the shank of the button. The pair of feet portions have a groove and a first pair and a second pair of contact surfaces. The loop provides resilient movement of the open portion for engaging and for disengaging the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Matthew L. Fink