Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc. inventions 01/07

20070017067 - Clamp: A clamp comprising a band (10) having, at one end, a pair of axially spaced jaws (16, 18) comprising an upper jaw (16) and a lower jaw (18) and, at the other end, a tongue (28) that can be inserted between the jaws. The tongue has an upper surface and... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070017068 - Clip for sheet-like articles: A clip for sheet-like articles includes a first clipping section on a first end thereof, a second clipping section on a second end thereof, and a flexible bend between the first clipping section and the second clipping section. The first clipping section and the second clipping section cross and overlap... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070017069 - Adjustable releasable rope and chord holder: An adjustable length, releasable holder for rope, cord, and other flaccid materials, comprising a longitudinal member into which is inserted an insertion member. The length of insertion is adjustable and immediately releasable. Winding posts with right angles provide for winding the materials about the invention. A handle eases transport or... Agent: Crossley Patent Law

20070017070 - Securing tool: The present invention relates to a base body (10) fixed to a first belt (4A) and a securing body (30) fixed to a second belt (4B) so as to be rotatable relative to the base body (10). The base body (10) is provided with a securing body (16), while the... Agent: Michael S. Leonard Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070017071 - Slide fastener: The invention provides a slide fastener with a top end stop, wherein a linear fastener element row is sewed on the fastener tape, the top end stop is formed by burying linear fastener elements facing a space portion with synthetic resin, a projecting portion 11 to be in contact with... Agent: Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070017072 - Quick release connector: A quick-release connector assembly includes a tip including a plug, a depressible member proximate the plug, and a biasing element upwardly biasing the member; and a base having a receiver and an aperture, the receiver being complementary to the plug, the base further including a connector section configured to secure... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20070017073 - Quick-mount interlocking attachment system: An interlocking attaching system comprises a substrate adapter, an accessory adapter and a discrete locking member. The substrate adapter includes a base for affixing to a substrate object and a plurality of spaced apart raised regions disposed along a first longitudinal axis. The raised regions have slots defining a first... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20070017074 - Side-release buckle assembly: A buckle assembly includes a female connection member having button openings, and a male connection member configured to mate with the female connection member into a securely connected position. The male connection member includes lateral arms having buttons at distal ends. The lateral arms are configured to deflect about pivot... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070011850 - Strap securing device: A strap securing device includes a base and an elongated retainer. One end of the retainer is connected to the base, and an opposite end of the retainer is selectably connectable to and disconnectable from the base at an opposite end of the base. In the exemplary construction, the retainer... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070011851 - Rope device: There is disclosed a rope device for tying a pet. The rope device includes a clamp, a rope and a cam. The clamp defines a channel and a recess communicated with the channel. The rope includes a first end connected to the clamp and a second end inserted through the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070011852 - Cpu heat sink mount attachment structure: A CPU heat sink mount attachment structure including a retaining pin member, a spring member and an inner retaining pin, characterized in that the inner retaining pin is structured to comprise a main body and a reset button, and the inner retaining pin and the spring member are disposed within... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070011853 - System for attaching trim covers to a flexible substrate: This invention provides a system and method for attaching a trim cover to a flexible/resilient substrate, typically constructed from foam, which includes a plurality of clips that each has a base molded into the substrate. The bases each include a central “keyhole” slot that receives a corresponding key formed on... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070006425 - Eyeglass clip: An eyeglass clip comprising a beam having a tip at one end, a lever on the other end, and a mounting disk. The beam is designed to be the main structural member of the eyeglass clip and provides the clamping force which secures the eyeglass clip to a person's garment.... Agent: Maine & Asmus

20070006426 - Non-metallic twist tie: The present invention provides a nonmetallic twist tie in which the function inherent to the twist tie is of course available and the twist tie is easily made into a shape of being wound in a bundle with no slipping down of the tie into gap, no torsion of the... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070006427 - Temporary handles for moving awkwardly sized objects: A pair of handles is strapped or screwed to a load, such as a used furnace to allow it to be picked up and carried more readily. Each handle projects above the top edge of the load and is connected to an elongated member that is flat against one side... Agent: Kenneth W. Iles

20070006428 - Fitting for wire rope: A fitting for a wire rope with a diameter, the fitting including a stiff support and being adapted to hold and to attach the wire rope to the stiff support, the fitting further comprising an elongated flexible enclosure adapted to surround the wire rope, the flexible enclosure having a length... Agent: James Earl Lowe, Jr.

20070006429 - Fitting for wire rope: An end fitting for a wire rope with a diameter, the fitting being adapted to securely hold and to attach the wire rope to a structure, the end fitting comprising a stiff support having a support first end adapted to be connected to the structure and a support second end... Agent: James Earl Lowe, Jr.

20070006430 - Closing system: The invention relates to a closing system having an item to be closed and opened, a clasp, and a receiver. The clasp has an anchoring end and a lace end, where the lace end is adapted to hold a part of the item and the anchoring end includes a first... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070006431 - Seat belt with magnetically seated buckle and automatic release: A seat belt improvement providing seat belt buckling assistance and automatic release of the seat belt. The seat belt assembly includes an electromagnet located in the seat belt buckle that aligns and draws the seat belt tongue into the seat belt buckle when the seat belt tongue is in close... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070000098 - Leakproof fastener with slider: The present disclosure relates a leakproof or leak-resistant zipper with profiles which include an inter-engaging element with inter-engaging fingers and a leakproof or leak-resistant structure. The slider, when moved in the closing direction, urges the fingers of one profile to inter-engage with the fingers of the other profile and further... Agent: Pitney Hardin LLP Account: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070000099 - Clip-type label: This is a unique, yet simple clip that also serves as a label for identification. It can be attached to a bundle of papers or on a file folder. It can also have adhesives for such attachment either on a permanent or removable basis. It can be used either in... Agent: Sten R. Gerfast

20070000100 - Clamp device: A clamp device 100 for clamping items such as sheets 102 to the frame 104 of a stretcher 106. The clamp device 100 is made up of a generally elongated body portion 110, which includes: first 140 and second 160 opposite open ends, a hollow interior 180 disposed between the... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20070000101 - Connecting system for connecting the parts of a garment display device, and garment display device comprising the connecting system: A connecting system for connecting a first hollow part and a second hollow part of a garment display device being in a shape of at least a portion of a human body, the first part and the second part comprising perimetric rim portions facing each other when the display device... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20070000102 - Sill plate retainer: A resilient clip is provided for engaging a dog house coupling feature of a trim component. The resilient clip has a mating member for engaging a hole defined in a body panel. The resilient clip includes a triangular mating feature that is positioned relative to the coupling region. The triangular... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070000103 - Shock absorbing buckle: A buckle has a strap attaching structure which has at least one shock absorbing flexible portion attached to the strap attaching structure. The shock absorbing flexible portion can be a flexible fin, which extends longitudinally along the strap attaching structure. The free end of the fin extends away from the... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070000104 - Tongue interlocking detachable anchorage: Disclosed are interlocking safety restraint mechanisms and safety restraint systems incorporating such mechanisms. Embodiments of the safety restraint mechanisms include a first locking mechanism adapted to receive and lock into place a buckle tongue and a second locking mechanism adapted to receive and lock into place an anchor tongue. The... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20070000105 - Lace locking device: A lace locker (100, 200) is disclosed having a housing (110, 210) that may include an attachment flange (112, 212), and a cam lever (120, 220) pivotably attached to the housing, such that the cam lever is movable between a locking position and a release position. The lace locker receives... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC