Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc. inventions 05/07

20070119030 - Bundling system with improved locking tie head: A bundling system with improved locking tie head comprising a smooth planar strap and a locking head with two flexible independent L-shaped pawls. One end of the pawl is anchored in the locking head. The locking head has two transverse pawl cavities allowing flexural movement of the pawl during insertion... Agent: Gomez International Patent Office, LLC

20070119031 - Buckle for connecting a wrist strap to the handgrip of a pole for use in sporting activities: Buckle for connecting a wrist strap to the handgrip of a pole for sporting activities such as skiing, trekking and the like. Said buckle comprises a body consisting of an outer jaw and an inner jaw between which it is possible to identify locking means suited to cooperate with a... Agent: Ip Strategies

20070119032 - Methods to modify the fibrous landing layer of a foam based fastener and products made from the same: Methods to modify an engaging surface of a fibrous landing layer of a mechanical fastener are generally disclosed, along with products made from the same. For instance, the engaging surface of the landing layer can be mechanically modified to increase the fuzziness of the layer, which allows more fibers to... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070119033 - Automotive glass clamping system: A clamping system for securing a sheet of automotive glass exterior to a window opening in a vehicle door includes first and second clamping units adapted for, respectively, securely supporting therebetween the sheet of automotive glass. The first clamping unit is supporting from a frame of the vehicle door and... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070119034 - Peg for holding articles on a line: A peg for holding articles on a line, comprising a first member having a first jaw portion and a first lever portion and a second member having a second jaw portion and a second lever portion. The peg has a pivot means pivotally connecting the first member and the second... Agent: James C. Wray

20070113381 - Device for hanging cords from a structure: A device for hanging one or more cords, such as cables or ropes used to hang banners or electrical wires used to hang strings of decorative lights, includes (a) an elongate housing, (b) an interior member which is slidably disposed within the housing, and (c) biasing means, such as a... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20070113382 - Multiple engagement joint tethered fastener: A fastener first member connects to a second member by a flexible tether. A third member having multiple deflectable wings slides onto the second member. A first member male pin extends through a third member aperture to engage second member biasing elements, joining the first, second and third members.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070113383 - Magnetic closure particularly for bags, rucksacks and the like: A magnetic closure, particularly for bags and rucksacks, comprising a male element and a female element, which are coupled respectively to a first flap and a second flap of the bag and rucksack, at least one the male element and the female element comprising a magnet which is spaced from... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070113384 - Water-tight zipper with two slides: A water-tight zipper (2) has two slides (7, 8) and comprises two halves, each half comprising a zipper ribbon and zipper teeth which can be closed or separated by means of the slides. In the closed state of the zipper, the slides (7, 8) are sealingly arranged next to one... Agent: Thomas R. Vigil

20070113385 - Skin-friendly hook fastening component: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070113386 - Clasp and method for assembling the same: A clasp of the present invention comprises: a base connected to at least one end of looping member which has an upper opening at an upper side thereof and which has a front opening at a front side thereof; an arm which is supported by the edge of the base... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish Suite 240

20070113387 - Footwear accessory: A strap for a shoe has a first resilient and flexible fabric element extending from a first end to a second end and a clear flexible element substantially fixed at respective ends of the clear flexible element to corresponding ends of the first fabric element. Methods of assembly and of... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20070113388 - Elastic lace and attachment system for shoes: A resilient securing system for shoes. The securing system is comprised of an elastic shoelace threaded through the eyelets of a traditional, lace-up style shoe tensioned and secured by an adjustable tensioner converting a traditional lace-up style shoe into a slip-on style shoe. Optional end pieces may also be used... Agent: Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee

20070107166 - Radially slotted ring having an elastically variable diameter, especially a retaining ring: The invention relates to a radially slotted ring having an elastically variable diameter, in particular a retaining ring, is to be transportable as a bulk material without complications and it should be suitable for final grinding to an axial thickness dimension with a high manufacturing precision. This ring (1) comprises... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070107167 - Concave buckle for strap: A buckle achieves improved strap tensile strength by providing a bridge portion, about which a free end of a buckle strap is wrapped in tension, with an inwardly projecting concave surface to create a greater deformation of the strap under tension. The buckle also includes at least one strengthening cross... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070107168 - Hose clamp and spring liner: An improved hose clamp having an annular band with an inner face, tensioning means, and an annular spring liner. The spring liner includes an outwardly projecting circumferential ridge; an inwardly projecting circumferential ridge on each side of the outwardly projecting ridge; and a circumferential shoulder near each circumferential edge of... Agent: The Gates Corporation

20070107169 - Buckle using a slide cover type female buckle member: A buckle includes a male buckle member having a locating bolt, and a slide cover type female buckle member, which has a buckle body, which has an insertion hole for the insertion of the locating bolt of the male buckle member and a notch for the positioning of the locating... Agent: Taiwan Industrial Fastener Corporation

20070107170 - Shaft clamp assembly: A shaft clamp assembly (10) includes a bracket having a tubular member adapted to receive a shaft, for example the shaft of an umbrella, a device for mounting the tubular member (11) to a structure, for example a table, and a clamping element (15), the clamping element being operable to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070107171 - Slider for concealed type slide fastener: A slider for a concealed type slide fastener for securing a smooth sliding operation even if a strong laterally pulling force is applied when the slide fastener is closed. The slider includes: a lower plate having a pair of flanges each having an inverted L shaped section, the flanges erected... Agent: Michael S. Leonard Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070107172 - Method and apparatus for assembling and testing a fluid conduit: A method and apparatus for assembling a fluid conduit assembly and testing the fluid conduit for leaks. Clipping devices support fasteners at a position remote from the conduit. According to the invention the fasteners can be loaded into clip nests provided by the clipping devices while leak testing of the... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070107173 - Buckle device: A buckle device (1) comprises a lock bar (30) which is pushed by a release button (50) to be moved to a second position P2 for allowing the rotation in a direction to release the engagement of a hook member (20), and a lock member (60) which is rotated by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070107174 - Methods and apparatus for fastening panels: An apparatus for coupling a panel to a frame includes: a support plate coupled to the panel; an engagement plate extending transversely from the support plate and having an aperture extending therethrough; and a clip having a pivotable arm extending from the support plate at a first end, and at... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070107175 - Loop closure: A loop closure is described. The loop closure comprises a deformable loop and a closure with at least one entrance opening for at least one end of the loop which is fixed in the closure. The closure has a locking bolt opening with a locking bolt fixed once in the... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070101551 - Keyed channel strut mounted connector device: A keyed channel strut mounted connector device includes channel engagement structure connected to attachment structure. The channel engagement structure includes a key for engaging the channel, and an octagonal neck connecting the key to a boss surmounting the attachment structure. The neck includes clearance facets permitting the key to pass... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070101550 - Strap seal and system: A plastic seal and system is configured for sealing to first and second confronting courses of plastic strap material. The seal includes a body having first and second opposing walls. The first wall has a sealing element formed therein that is bounded by a first wall opening, and the second... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20070101552 - Money clip: A money clip for organizing and storing paper bills such as currency. The money clip includes a single length of wire having two free ends which form a clasping portion and a flap attached thereto. The two free ends of the wire have spherical elements attached thereto to cover the... Agent: Michael G. Petit

20070101553 - Structure of an outer button: An improved button structure which includes a pillar element and a zinc casting body. The pillar element is provided with a hollow cylinder at the bottom and an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of through holes, on the top. The zinc casting body is provided with a smooth... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070101554 - Fastening device for scarves, headgear and the like: The instant fastener presents a novel way to secure fabric and other materials. The fastener comprises a fastener base having holes through which a lace or cord is intertwined for holding ends of a scarf, skullcap, bandana or other headgear together. Creating knots is common practice, but in certain applications... Agent: Bradley D. Goldizen

20070101555 - Line clutch with quick release: The clutch mechanism of the present invention is constructed such that in an unlocked, free position, a set of pins and linkages are off line and permit a pivotable wedge member to accommodate movement of a line (e.g., rope) that is carried by a rotatable member without causing wedging of... Agent: Ms. Soula Skokos

20070101556 - Reclosable fasteners or zippers for use with polymeric bags: A slider is adapted for use with a reclosable fastener for bags containing material. The reclosable fastener includes a first track and a second track. The first track includes a first profile, while the second track includes a second profile. The first and second profiles are releasably engageable to each... Agent: Pactiv Corporation C/o Jenkens & Gilchrist

20070101557 - Bendable fastener strips: A fastener strip configured to be plastically deformed to a desired shape and to retain the desired shape without a significant amount of recovery.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070101558 - Protective apparatus for seatbelt buckle and seatbelt restraint system comprising same: A seatbelt buckle protective apparatus comprises a protective body and a release key. The protective body includes a seatbelt buckle receiving space having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is open and an end wall terminates the second end. A tab receiving... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070094849 - Steel band retainer: A steel band retainer includes a bottom plate and an upper plate extending from a lengthwise side of the bottom plate. The bottom plate is provided with plural pairs of two rows of first spike-like teeth and second spike-like teeth in parallel on an upper surface. The first and the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070094850 - Reclosable container and method of manufacture: The present invention includes a reclosable bag having first and second walls and an open top defined by first and second elongate flexible fastener strips adjacent the top of the walls. One of the fastener strip has a profile portion forming a groove and had a profile portion forming a... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070094851 - Easy-type unidirectional locking device: An easy-type unidirectional locking device is primarily composed of a base and a lid, and is interiorly provided with a roller and an axle base which is provided at two sides with respective barriers, being controlled by a control knob installed outside of the lid. The axle base is resilience-retrievable... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070094852 - Waterproof zipper: A waterproof zipper having a back surface of each fastener strip is permeated with solvent-based PU adhesive contains solid contents 34˜36% toluene or methyl-ethyl-ketone 64˜66% with a viscosity 60,000˜90,000 cps at 25° C. and hardener contains butyl-acetate 23˜27%, polyisocyanate 73˜77%; and then a PU film is adhered to the back... Agent: Sally Chang

20070094853 - Wireless mobile device carrier: A wireless mobile device carrier. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a wireless mobile device carrier comprising a holster assembly adapted to hold the wireless mobile device on a first side, a protrusion from a second side of the holster assembly (a perimeter of the protrusion defines a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company