Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc. inventions 09/07

20070220714 - Clamp for closing a flexible bag: A clamp (10) including a housing (11) being a first member having a first passage (16) therethrough providing a first jaw and a first opening to said first passage (21) from one side; a shutter (12) being a second member having a second passage therethrough providing a second jaw and... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070220715 - Easy-tie: The Easy-Tie combines the better of the two primary types of tie downs, the buckle and the ratchet. Each tie is a sealed unit and, therefore, parts of the tie cannot be lost. The unit incorporates the soft tie and the ratchet, which are permanently attached (unlike almost all other... Agent: Steven Mack

20070214610 - Garment attachable elastomeric lanyard: A garment mounted harness having an associated vest and/or back pack having attachment means for engagement of said garment mounted harness to an associated vest or backpack having a plurality of mating attachment ends for attachment of the straps thereto garment thereto of the straps and connecting elements of the... Agent: Michael I Kroll

20070214611 - Animate load bearer radial adjuster device for cargo transport carriers: A radial adjuster device is provided for use in conjunction with cargo transport carriers worn by animate load bearers. The radial adjuster device allows an animate load bearer to adjust each laterally positioned cargo transport carrier shoulder strap or other such support structure single-handedly, or alternatively to adjust each shoulder... Agent: Pamela W. Bertani Weintraub Genshlea Chediak

20070214613 - Magnetic sealing pocket: A magnetic sealing pocket has a pocket and two sealing ridges. The pocket has an opening. The opening has two edges. The two sealing ridges are mounted respectively on the two edges of the opening and is used to seal the opening. The sealing ridges have a magnetic material held... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070214614 - Concealed zipper: A concealed zipper assembly includes a pair of zipper tapes and a pair of sliders movable along the zipper tapes and defining an opening therebetween. The sliders are configured to close the zipper tapes and the opening as they move toward one another along the zipper tapes. A cover is... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070209163 - Tie support and tie having the same: Disclosed are a tie support and a tie having the tie support. The tie support is suitable not only for a tie having a string type necklace part, but also for a tie having a slider fastener type necklace part. The tie support has a body and a cover. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070209164 - Size-indicating cable tie: A cable tie with a flexible strap having an elongated section defining a longitudinal axis, the strap having a head end, a tail end, a top side and a lower side, the lower side defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart teeth extending transversely to the longitudinal axis. The tie... Agent: Brian M. Dingman, Esq. Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee

20070209165 - Tie-down and tensioning system: A tie-down and tensioning device including: a device body, an attachment member connected to the device body, the attachment member including an attachment opening; a cord block comprising a cord block hook connected to the device body, and a cord support surface disposed between the cord block hook and the... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20070209166 - T-bolt clamp quick attach latch: A T-bolt pipe clamp of the quick-attach type in which a head portion of the T-bolt can be inserted into or removed from one of the connecting ends of the clamp. The clamp has first and second loop ends that are drawn together during tightening by a T-bolt fastener. The... Agent: James D. Stevens Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070209167 - Tie down elements: A tie down element comprises a length of elasticated cord and one or more non-spherical looped elements, one of which typically has a hook. The cord is fastenable to the loop by passing a first end of the cord through the looped element and then back again to form a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070209168 - Magnetic spring clip and system: A magnetic spring clip and system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a magnetic spring clip includes a clip base having a semi-circle shape with an opening for engaging an instrument. The magnetic spring clip also includes a pivot point within the clip base. In addition, the magnetic spring clip includes... Agent: Tumey, L.L.P.

20070209169 - Zipper: A zipper comprising two opposed rows of discrete interlocking elements wherein each of the interlocking elements carries a design or a fragment thereof and in particular wherein the design is a trademark, a trade name, a brand name, a logo, an emblem and the like.... Agent: Michael I Kroll

20070204440 - Clip: A clip having structure for detachably interlocking with another clip having substantially equivalent structure. The clip of this invention can be used to secure items, such as gloves, to garments being worn by a user. The instant clips may be made from a resilient material and include a base structure... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070204442 - Seat belt buckle: 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

20070204443 - Polygonal tipped shoelace: A polygonal tipped shoelace comprises at least a shoelace and a polygonal tip. Plastic films are first adhered to the two terminals of the shoelace, and are subsequently pressed by polygonal molds to form polygonal tips. The polygonal tips could provide various shapes of the shoelace to raise the delicacy... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee