Having Inserted End Formed By Oppositely Biased Surface Segments Patents (Class 24/625)
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Patent number: 11627783Abstract: A lever-controllable magnetic buckle includes a male member having a male engaging section, a female member having a female engaging section formed with two groups of female guide-out surface, and a control lever. The male member is magnetically attracted for moving to the female member with the male engaging section retained to the female engaging section. The control lever is pivotally connected to the male member and has an actuating cam contacting with the female member. The female member will contact with surfaces of the actuating cam at different positions thereof when the control lever is pivotally swung relative to the male member, allowing the male engaging section to disengage from the female engaging section. Then, the control lever can be further swung to move the male member in different directions to selectively contact with one of the two groups of female guide-out surface and be completely separated from the female member.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BUTTON INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chung-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 11608849Abstract: A grommet removal assembly includes a grommet and a grommet removal tool. The grommet includes a body defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of arms extending from the body, the plurality of arms defining first engagement ramps, and a plurality of legs extending from the body. The grommet removal tool includes a shaft and a plurality of wings extending from the shaft and defining a plurality of second engagement ramps. The first engagement ramps of the wings are capable of engagement with the second engagement ramps along the plurality of arms to draw the arms inward, toward the longitudinal axis of the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Scott Liebelt
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Patent number: 11415160Abstract: A locking push pin and methods of using the locking push pin to assemble a heatsink assembly, are described. The locking push pin includes a body lumen extending through a pin body, and several prongs radially outward from the body lumen. Peripheral surfaces of the prongs are separated by a body slot radially outward from the body lumen. The locking push pin includes a pin lock having a branch that extends through the body lumen and into the body slot between the peripheral surfaces. The pin lock advances from an unlocked configuration in which the branch is in the body slot proximal to a distal end of the prongs, allowing the prongs to deflect radially inward, to a locked configuration in which the branch is in the body slot at the distal end of the prongs, blocking deflection of the prongs. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: RADIAN THERMAL PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Thierry Sin Yan Too, Andrew Richard Masto
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Patent number: 11375777Abstract: A side-release buckle includes a plug and a socket for inserting and engaging the plug, and when a cross section of the engaging surface is observed from an in-plane direction of the first mold mating surface defined by a first parting line of the plug, and from an direction perpendicular to an insertion direction, a surface to be engaged is located on the opposite side to a first belt winding portion with respect to the first mold mating surface, and has a first engaging surface forming an angle A1 with the first mold mating surface of 87° or more and 90° or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: YKK CORPORATIONInventor: Kenichi Yoshie
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Patent number: 11372179Abstract: A connector includes a cage and a heat-radiation element. A top wall of the cage includes an opening, and first engaging structures extending from the top wall of the cage toward an outside of the cage at a periphery of the opening. The heat-radiation element is disposed on the cage corresponding to the opening, and first notches corresponding to the first engaging structures are disposed on side walls of the heat-radiation element. Each first engaging structure passes through the corresponding first notch to engage the heat-radiation element on the cage. The cage has a receiving cavity and supporting structure at a bottom of the receiving cavity. When a mating connector is inserted into the receiving cavity, a bottom of the mating connector is supported by the supporting structure, a top of the mating connector abuts against the heat-radiation element through the opening, and the heat-radiation element remains substantially stationary.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Bai-Yu Duan, Xiao-Kai Wang, Xiao-Ping Wu
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Patent number: 11219281Abstract: A buckle assembly formed of a male buckle portion and a female buckle portion. The female buckle portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls, and a cavity between the top wall and the bottom wall and a locking slot in each of the side walls. The male buckle portion has a base, two locking legs, a center leg, and two intermediate legs between the locking legs and the center leg. The locking legs extend through the locking slots in the female portion, and locking pawls at the end of the locking legs engage the edges of the locking slots to secure the buckle portions together. Each locking leg is connected to a flexible retaining member that prevents the locking legs from being flexed outwardly beyond a predetermined point. The intermediate legs and/or the retaining members form stop surfaces that prevent the locking legs from being flexed inwardly beyond a point of contact with the stop surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Duraflex Hong Kong LimitedInventor: Ray Lee
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Patent number: 11219279Abstract: A buckle with a string adjustment portion includes a plug and a socket. The plug includes: a tightening string member attachment portion configured to slidably lock a string member and adjust a length of the string member; and leg portions which are inserted into and engaged with the socket. The socket includes a fitting portion including an insertion opening. An insertion hole through which the string member is inserted is formed to penetrate the tightening string member attachment portion, and a portion connecting the leg portions side of the insertion hole serves as a second bar. The second bar is located on an insertion direction side of the leg portions with respect to a position where an end portion of the plug and the insertion opening of the socket are abutted against each other, in a state where the leg portions are engaged with the socket.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Inventors: Madoka Nanbu, Naoyuki Ito, Eric Chew
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Patent number: 11193517Abstract: A fastener system shifting shear stresses away from a collet body and provides clamping action to targeted structures. The fastener system includes feet in the collet body that mate with openings in a sleeve at least partially surrounding the collet body. The sleeve or the collet body includes interior threads that engage with a stud that is configured to extend through the collet body and bend the feet such that they project outward from the sleeve openings in an engaged configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Centrix Inc.Inventor: Travis McClure
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Patent number: 11185131Abstract: A buckle assembly formed of a male buckle portion and a female buckle portion. The female buckle portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls, and a cavity between the top wall and the bottom wall and a locking slot in each of the side walls. The male buckle portion has a base, two locking legs and two intermediate legs between the locking legs. The locking legs extend through the locking slots in the female portion, and locking pawls at the end of the locking legs engage the edges of the locking slots to secure the buckle portions together. The free ends of the locking legs are connected to the free ends of the intermediate legs by a retaining member, so that forces acting on the locking legs are transferred to the intermediate legs by the retaining members.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Duraflex Hong Kong LimitedInventor: Po Chu Lin
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Patent number: 11183044Abstract: A location and fall detection system (and method) includes a wearable band, a local gateway, and a cloud server. The wearable band includes an MCU, a radio-frequency pulse transmitter that periodically transmits a pulse, and a continuously sensing fall detection sensor. The MCU operates in low power mode except when a pulse is periodically transmitted, and when a fall is detected and a fall alert is transmitted. The gateway includes a radio-frequency pulse receiver and a data communication link to a cloud server. If a periodic pulse transmission is not received within a set period, the gateway transmits a location alert message to the cloud server. If a fall alert message is received the gateway likewise transmits a fall alert message to the cloud server. The band may further include a distress button that when activated, causes a distress message to be sent to the cloud server. The cloud server will contact various responsible parties as specified such as caregivers and first responders.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Inventor: Hannah Clair Klein
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Patent number: 10897965Abstract: Provided is a snap button that can increase the productivity and reduce the thickness. The snap button includes a female snap and a male snap engageable with and disengageable from the female snap. The female snap includes a female eyelet member defining an opening. The male snap includes a male eyelet member defining an opening and an engaging member fixed to the opening of the male eyelet member. The engagement member includes a connecting part connectable to and disconnectable from the opening of the female eyelet member, and a fixing part fitted into the opening of the male eyelet member.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Inventors: Kenji Hasegawa, Makoto Oshima, Koji Fujii
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Patent number: 10738737Abstract: A nacelle is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This nacelle include a nacelle structure, a fanlet and an interface assembly. The fanlet is configured to translate axially along a centerline between an open position and a closed position. The interface assembly includes first and second interlocking components. One of the interlocking components is mounted to the nacelle structure, and the other one of the interlocking components is mounted to the fanlet. The first interlocking component includes a projection configured with a stop. The second interlocking component includes an aperture and a detent. The projection is adapted to extend axially into the aperture. The detent is adapted to engage the stop where the fanlet is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Rohr, Inc.Inventor: Jinqiu Lu
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Patent number: 10149397Abstract: A protecting cover includes a body and an opening. The body covers a case that has an outer surface and that includes components connected to each other at least one connecting portion to house a circuit board in an inner side of the case opposite to the outer surface. The body is to cover at least part of the at least one connecting portion. The opening exposes at least part of the outer surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasunori Ichikizaki, Masato Hirakawa, Takashi Yamashita
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Patent number: 10101097Abstract: A bonded dissimilar material heat transfer assembly is provided. The assembly comprises a frame component, a thin stamped component and at least one dissimilar metal component having means for heat transfer and having a higher thermal conductivity than the frame component and stamped component. The heat transfer assembly includes a novel geometry such that distortion caused by mismatch of thermal expansion rates does not affect the normally planar shape of the assembly. Such a construction leads to higher thermal performance, lighter weight, less cost, and higher reliability than similar prior art heat exchanger assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Ralph Remsburg
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Patent number: 10058162Abstract: A handle device for a strap having a clip and a receiving element disposed within a grip. The clip lockingly engages the grip. The combined structure of the clip and grip forms a slightly curved handle adapted for a user to carry a container by comfortably clasping the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gerard Tebbe, Ruth Hsin-Ju Fang, Quinn Biesinger
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Patent number: 10060683Abstract: An apparatus for positioning a heat sink includes a base plate, two support assemblies and a mounting assembly. The base plate placed on a circuit board has an opening. The two support assemblies are disposed on two opposing sides of the opening respectively, and exposed partly to the opening for supporting a heat sink thereon. The mounting assembly includes a frame and a positioning member. The frame contacts the support assembly, and the positioning member is fixed on the frame. When the mounting assemblies move in a preset direction, the positioning member engages the heat sink, and the support assemblies would be retrieved from the opening, whereby the heat sink would be lowered to the heat sink setting area via the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Yu-Chung Huang, Chen-Hui Chung
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Patent number: 9855978Abstract: A component connection is provided. The component connection has a first component, at least a first male fixing element projecting from the first component, and a second component, the second component has at least a female fixing element, into which the male fixing element is fitted. At least the first component consists of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Carsten Lankenau, Eva Vietze, Johann Van Niekerk, Sebastian Zech
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Patent number: 9739543Abstract: A heat sink includes a frame having a non-metallic body that includes a window. The non-metallic body includes at least one peripheral wall that defines a boundary of the window. The non-metallic body includes a non-metallic material. The heat sink also includes a heat exchanger having a base and cooling fins. The base has a structure side and an opposite environmental side. The structure side of the base is configured to thermally communicate with a structure for absorbing heat from the structure. The cooling fins extend from the environmental side of the base. The heat exchanger is held by the frame such that the cooling fins extend within the window of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Chong Hun Yi, Andrew Dewitt Balthaser, Brian Klinger, Matt Richard McAlonis, Keith Miller
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Patent number: 9709082Abstract: A buckle assembly includes a first buckle member, a second buckle member and a locking arrangement. The first buckle member includes a first buckle body and an insertion member. The second buckle member includes a second buckle body having a receiving slot, a first buckle latch and a second buckle latch pivotally connected to the second buckle body to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a plurality of resilient elements mounted in the second buckle body. The locking arrangement includes a first locking member extended from one of the first buckle member and the second buckle member to retain one of the first buckle latch and the second buckle latch at a locked position.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Inventor: Frank Hsu
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Patent number: 9638352Abstract: A method of laying a subsea pipeline from a reel, the pipeline having an in-line first locking member, the method having at least the steps of: (a) laying the pipeline under the water from the reel; (b) cutting the pipeline above the first locking member; (c) coupling the first locking member with a complementary second locking member; and (d) lowering the first and second locking members under the water. In this way, the pipeline already has located within it a suitable locking member for the abandoning operation, avoiding the need for a separate off-shore welding operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCEInventor: Alexey Varfolomeev
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Patent number: 9417041Abstract: A hunting arrow for tracking target animals is disclosed and described. The arrow can include a chamber. The arrow may also include a transmitter housing that is installable into the chamber. A pair of bores extending through the transmitter housing and chamber may be configured and adapted for receiving a pair of shear pins. The shear pins may secure the housing in the chamber. The transmitter housing may comprise an animal engagement member, such as a hook. The transmitter housing is ejected from the chamber when the arrow strikes a target animal and the hook stops the forward momentum of the transmitter housing with sufficient force to shear the shear pins, thereby ejecting and embedding the transmitter housing in the hide of the animal. The transmitter within the housing may broadcast the location of the animal to the hunter to enable easy tracking of the animal, if wounded.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Pro-Tracker IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Michael D. Ferguson
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Patent number: 9332811Abstract: A buckle assembly includes a hollow buckle body and an insertable buckle latch with elongate latching legs. A separate reciprocable slide element carried by the buckle latch element with cam surfaces, angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the buckle that overlies the free ends of the latching legs. The cam surfaces are associated with angled surfaces on the latching legs forward of the latching edges. Movement of the slide element relative to the latch element causes the cam surfaces to urge the free ends of the latching legs together to unlatch the latching legs from the hollow buckle body locking edges. In one form, a cable is connected to the separate slide element to slide the separate slide element.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Anderson, Michael B. Grimm, Brian M. Parisi, Martin J. Nilsen
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Patent number: 9232833Abstract: Disclosed is a double locking buckle. The double locking buckle includes a plug member having a pair of lock arms and a locking rod provided between the lock arms and a socket member having locking parts in a chamber with which the lock arms are locked. A locking unit is provided at the front end of the locking rod, and the socket member is provided at the center thereof with a guide groove coupled with the locking road and a locking protrusion coupled with the locking unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventors: Jisook Paik, Nan Hee Paik, Ji Hye Paik, Ji Won Son
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Patent number: 9032767Abstract: There is provided a lockable buckle including a male member, a female member and a key member. A front surface portion of the female member is formed with a key member insertion hole communicating with an accommodation space. When the key member inserted into the accommodation space through the key member insertion hole is operated, the key member elastically deform engaging portions of the male member to release engagement between the engaging portions and engaged portion of the female member.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Yoshinobu Takahashi
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Patent number: 9027558Abstract: A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and at least one locking clip. The frame has a main body and a side frame member provided on each lateral side of the main body, at least one of the side frame members including a locking clip receiver assembly. The at least one locking clip has a main body providing a front portion adapted to be removably coupled with the at least one locking clip receiver assembly and a rear portion adapted to be removably coupled to a headgear assembly. The rear portion includes a cross bar that forms an opening through which a strap of the headgear assembly can pass and be removably coupled with the cross bar, and the front portion includes at least one resiliently flexible spring arm that is flexible within the plane of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: ResMed LimitedInventors: Memduh Guney, Amal Shirley Amarasinghe, Perry David Lithgow, Milind Chandrakant Raje, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Michael Andrew Jones
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Patent number: 9015912Abstract: A side release buckle includes: a plug; and a socket, the plug including: a base; a pair of legs; and engaging portions, the socket including: a body; an insertion opening; a housing space; engaged portions; and a pair of guide surfaces. The guide surfaces, which are formed on an inner surface of the housing space and extend in an insertion direction of the legs while being opposed to each other, each include: a squeezing portion formed continuously with corresponding one of the engaged portions; and a guiding portion formed between the squeezing portion and the insertion opening. An interval between the guiding portions near the engaged portions is wider than an interval between the squeezing portions near the engaged portions. An inclination angle of each guiding portion to an insertion direction of the plug is smaller than an inclination angle of each of the squeezing portion to the insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Madoka Nanbu, Ryoichiro Uehara
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Patent number: 9009931Abstract: A strapping system used to hold a messenger bag or the like to a person. The system includes multi-component multi-attachment rotating and detachable buckles which provide pivoting motion about the intersection points of non-axial forces. The system allows for switching shoulders and adjusts to changing angles induced by changing the position of the bag on the person.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Inventor: Matthew Jensen
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Patent number: 8991867Abstract: A buckle for a child safety seat comprising a body having an opening for receiving and selectively retaining in position a tang portion of a first belt portion connector, a loop element for connecting a second belt portion, the loop element engaging the tang portion to connect the first and second belt portions, the loop element comprising a base with a pair of legs extending therefrom and abutting at distal ends at a split surface. Each leg includes an anti-spread tab extending generally perpendicularly from the leg configured to engage the opening when the buckle is operably assembled to prevent separation of the split surface and retain the loop element engaged on the tang portion. The anti-separation tabs allow separation of the split surface as the tang is partially withdrawn from the opening so that the lop portion may be disengaged from the tang by movement generally transverse to the tang.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Artsana USA, IncInventors: Michael L. Longenecker, James M. Dillner
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Publication number: 20140345096Abstract: A quick release buckle is revealed. The quick release buckle includes a male member, a female member and a pulling member. The male member consists of two symmetrical legs that can be deformed elastically and a U-shaped part disposed between the two legs. Two ends of one side of the U-shaped part with an opening are respectively connected to each of the two legs. The female member is inserted by and locked with the male member while the pulling member is connected to the U-shaped part of the male member. When users pull the pulling member out, two ends of the U-shaped part with the opening are deformed inward. Thus the two legs are further driven to be deformed inward. Therefore the male member is pulled out of the female member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicants: William Lee, LEON SPORTS LTD.Inventor: William LEE
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Patent number: 8863362Abstract: A side squeeze buckle with a cavity formed in a central section of the male section of the buckle is disclosed. The cavity can have an LED light enclosed therein or can be left as an open cavity to store items. The female section of the buckle has two arms extending around a central opening. The central section of the male section fits into the central opening of the female section. The external surface of the cavity forms a substantial portion of the top surface of the buckle when the buckle is closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Bison Designs, LLCInventor: Brian James Kelleghan
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Patent number: 8857019Abstract: A belt buckle primarily for law enforcement or military personnel, for a relatively wide service belt, is of low profile, i.e. narrow from left to right so as to occupy minimal belt span to provide maximum space for equipment to be supported on the belt.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: 5.11 Inc.Inventor: Cory Nykoluk
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Patent number: 8813321Abstract: Buckle includes a male member having a pair of arms each having an engaged part, and a flat cylinder-shaped female member having an insertion port into which the pair of arms is inserted and an engaging part engaging the pair of arms. The female member includes a first cylinder side wall and a second cylinder side wall, and an opened port opposed to the insertion port. The pair of arms is not exposed from an edge of the opened port in the state where the engaging part is engaged with the engaged parts, when viewed from a plane opposed to an outer surface of the first cylinder side wall. The pair of arms is exposed from the opened port in the state where the engaging part is engaged with the engaged parts, when viewed from a plane opposed to an outer surface of the second cylinder side wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Nifco Inc.Inventor: Gaku Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20140216476Abstract: A strap retaining device having an actuation arm that may engage a retaining tab is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the strap retaining device includes a frame, a retention tab pivotally connected to the frame, and an actuation arm connected to the frame and having a first actuation element movable towards the retention tab from a neutral position to an actuated. The first actuation ramp is movable in a first plane to cause the retention tab to move in a second plane that is perpendicular to the first plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Thomas J. Brace, William A. Mittelstadt, David M. Blomberg
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Patent number: 8769783Abstract: A buckle includes a male member having a pair of flexible arms mutually facing each other and disposed extending from a base part, and a female member to connect to the male member by coupling with the pair of arms. The male member has a flexible bridge connecting the pair of arms. The bridge is connected to an opposing face of each of the pair of arms facing the other arm. At the connecting portion where each of the pair of arms and the bridge are connected, the bridge is placed projecting toward the other arm from the opposing face on the arm following a tangential direction to a circle being centered on the base end of the arm and having a distance from the base end to the connecting portion as a radius.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Nifco Inc.Inventor: Gaku Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 8763217Abstract: A buckle includes a male member and a female member. The male member includes: a base to which a string member is attachable; a pair of legs that project from the base and are elastically deformable in directions intersecting an insertion direction of the male member; and engaging portions that are provided to the legs and are engageable with the female member. When the male member is inserted into the female member, parts of the legs come into contact with inner walls of the female member to form biasing portions that bias the male member in an opposite-insertion direction using a resilience of the legs.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Hitoshi Kaneko
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Patent number: 8763612Abstract: A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and at least one locking clip. The frame has a main body and a side frame member provided on each lateral side of the main body, at least one of the side frame members including a locking clip receiver assembly. The at least one locking clip has a main body providing a front portion adapted to be removably coupled with the at least one locking clip receiver assembly and a rear portion adapted to be removably coupled to a headgear assembly. The rear portion includes a cross bar that forms an opening through which a strap of the headgear assembly can pass and be removably coupled with the cross bar, and the front portion includes at least one resiliently flexible spring arm that is flexible within the plane of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: ResMed LimitedInventors: Memduh Guney, Amal Shirley Amarasinghe, Perry David Lithgow, Milind Chandrakant Raje, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Michael Andrew Jones
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Patent number: 8720018Abstract: The lock member includes: a plate-like base portion positioned on a top side of the socket; a holder retaining the base portion to the socket; an operating portion connected to the base portion and movable in a direction intersecting the base portion by an external operation; and a lock portion restricting disengagement of the engaged portions and the engaging portions. The lock portion is positioned in the socket and connected to the operating portion via a joint inserted in the cutout. Without the external operation, the lock portion is present in movement paths where the engaging portions move to be disengaged from the engaged portions. When the operating portion is moved by the external operation, the lock portion is moved away from the movement paths.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenichi Yoshie, Ming Yi Huang
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Patent number: 8695181Abstract: A buckle includes a male member and a female member. The male member includes: a base; a pair of legs that project from the base; engaging portions that are provided on the legs to be engageable with the female member; and a linking body that links the pair of legs. The linking body includes a curved portion that is curved such that the middle thereof is closest to the base. A pair of projecting portions that are substantially parallel with an insertion direction of the male member extend from the base to be disposed outside the curved portion such that the curved portion is interposed therebetween. With this arrangement, the linking body for linking the pair of legs can be disposed with less possibility that other objects are caught in a space in the male member and without increasing a length dimension in the insertion direction more than necessary. The male member can be stably held relative to the female member against a torsion force.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Kaneko, Ryoichiro Uehara
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Patent number: 8677576Abstract: A side release buckle includes a plug and a socket into which the plug is inserted for engagement. The plug includes: a base provided with a belt attachment; a pair of legs projecting from the base; an engaging portion formed to the legs; and a connecting portion connecting the legs to each other. The socket includes: a body provided with a belt attachment and an insertion opening; a housing space formed in the body and housing the legs inserted from the insertion opening; an engaged portion formed in the body and engageable with the engaging portion; and a cutout dented toward the insertion opening from an edge of the belt attachment. The cutout is formed over an area surrounded by the legs and the connecting portion when the legs and the connecting portion are housed in the housing space while the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engaged.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Ryoichiro Uehara, Tomoko Yagami, Yasutaka Nishida, Takeshi Harada, Kenichi Yoshie
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Patent number: 8667651Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Inventor: Ching-Wen Wang
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Patent number: 8601652Abstract: A side release buckle includes a plug and a socket into which the plug is inserted for engagement. The plug includes: a base provided with a belt attachment; a pair of legs projecting from the base; an engaging portion formed to the legs; and a connecting portion connecting the legs to each other. The socket includes: a body provided with a belt attachment and an insertion opening; a housing space formed in the body and housing the legs inserted from the insertion opening; an engaged portion formed in the body and engageable with the engaging portion; and a cutout dented toward the insertion opening from an edge of the belt attachment. The cutout is formed over an area surrounded by the legs and the connecting portion when the legs and the connecting portion are housed in the housing space while the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engaged.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Ryoichiro Uehara, Tomoko Yagami, Yasutaka Nishida, Takeshi Harada, Kenichi Yoshie
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Patent number: 8561268Abstract: A belt buckle having an insertion part having at least a belt opening for guiding a belt and an insertion appendage extending in a direction of insertion with holding catches at both sides projecting in the perpendicular direction, and a receiving part having a basic body with at least a belt opening for guiding a belt and with an insertion opening, beginning at an inserting side of the basic body for inserting the insertion appendage of the insertion part in the direction of insertion, and with latches pivotally mounted to the basic body, which in the locking position in the inserted state of the receiving part and the insertion part cooperate with holding catches and retain the insertion appendage in the insertion opening of the receiving part.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: ABA Hörtnagl GmbHInventor: Andreas Hortnagl
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Publication number: 20130232743Abstract: A buckle includes a pair of legs on a male member, and an engagement portion provided on an end of the legs that is to be engaged with an engaged portion of a female member in a form of a recessed groove, the engagement portion being detachably engaged with the engaged portion when the male member is inserted into the female member to a predetermined position. A guide for guiding the insertion of the male member provided between the legs of the male member. A hook-shaped movement restricting portion projecting in the direction for the pair of legs to face with each other is provided on an inner side of the legs. A deformation restricting portion projecting in a form of a flange toward the leg is provided to the guide. The movement restricting portion is in contact with the deformation restricting portion when the leg is outwardly deformed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: YKK CorporationInventor: Ryoichiro Takazakura
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Patent number: 8495804Abstract: A quick-release buckle for a shoulder strap and preventing unintentional release when tension exerted by the shoulder strap. The buckle includes a socket member, a plug member, and a locking member. The plug member has the shoulder strap connected thereto, and is replaceably engaged with the socket member. The locking member is an operative part of the socket member. The plug member replaceably engages in the locking member in such a manner so to be released therefrom, the locking member is released and the plug member has to be pulled in a direction opposite to that in which tension from the shoulder strap is exerted so as to prevent the unintentional release of the quick-release buckle when the tension is exerted by shoulder strap, while the tension exerted by the shoulder strap when the plug member is engaged in the locking member assures unintentional release of the quick-release buckle.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Tumi, Inc.Inventors: Paul V. Scicluna, Victor Sanz
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Patent number: 8484814Abstract: A three point buckle release buckle includes male and female components establishing releasable latch connections at opposite sides of the buckle and a center latch. The center latch is formed by a fixed catch point in the female component and a deflectable bar of the male component. A release button is depressed against the deflectable bar to release the center latch.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Brian M. Parisi
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Patent number: 8464406Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion that is inserted into a female portion. Each female portion has a cavity and at a spring-loaded locking device disposed within the cavity. Each male portion has a base with a locking tongue having an aperture, such that inserting the male portion into the open top of the female portion causes the locking device to snap into the aperture in the locking tongue to lock the two buckle portions together. To release the buckle portions, the locking device is pulled upward, in a direction that is between 45 to 90 degrees to the insertion plane of the female portion, until the locking device clears the aperture in the locking tongue. The motion required to release the male portion from the female portion ensures that the buckle will not be inadvertently released by catching on something in the environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: National Molding-Duraflex, LLCInventor: Joseph Anscher
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Publication number: 20130117974Abstract: A buckle includes a male member and a female member. The male member includes: a base; a pair of legs that project from the base; engaging portions that are provided on the legs to be engageable with the female member; and a linking body that links the pair of legs. The linking body includes a curved portion that is curved such that the middle thereof is closest to the base. A pair of projecting portions that are substantially parallel with an insertion direction of the male member extend from the base to be disposed outside the curved portion such that the curved portion is interposed therebetween. With this arrangement, the linking body for linking the pair of legs can be disposed with less possibility that other objects are caught in a space in the male member and without increasing a length dimension in the insertion direction more than necessary. The male member can be stably held relative to the female member against a torsion force.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Kaneko, Ryoichiro Uehara
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Publication number: 20130104352Abstract: Buckle includes a male member having a pair of arms each having an engaged part, and a flat cylinder-shaped female member having an insertion port into which the pair of arms is inserted and an engaging part engaging the pair of arms. The female member includes a first cylinder side wall and a second cylinder side wall, and an opened port opposed to the insertion port. The pair of arms is not exposed from an edge of the opened port in the state where the engaging part is engaged with the engaged parts, when viewed from a plane opposed to an outer surface of the first cylinder side wall. The pair of arms is exposed from the opened port in the state where the engaging part is engaged with the engaged parts, when viewed from a plane opposed to an outer surface of the second cylinder side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventor: Gaku Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 8429797Abstract: A buckling device for fastening a belt is provided. The buckling device comprises a first portion, a second portion and an elastic portion. The elastic portion is made of a material with a shore hardness substantially between A10 and A95. The elastic portion contacts the first portion and the second portion, so that the second portion engages with the belt and the belt is fastened.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: QBAS Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Cheng Shiue
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Patent number: 8418327Abstract: The security buckle includes a first body member having one or more walls defining a receiving cavity and one or more mating slots; and a second body member adapted to engage the receiving cavity, the second body member including one or more latching tabs for engaging the one or more mating slots wherein the second body member is inhibited from disengagement while the one or more latching tabs engage the one or more mating slots, and wherein the first body member includes a portion of the one or more walls defining a security slot adapted for receiving an interfering object that includes an engagement mode for insertion and removal from the slot and an interfering mode for inhibiting the one or more latching tabs from disengaging from the one or more mating tabs until the interfering object is transitioned to the engagement mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Inventor: Michael E. Woods