Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Buckle
- Patent Title (中): 扣
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Application No.: US13734529Application Date: 2013-01-04
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Publication No.: US08695181B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Hitoshi Kaneko , Ryoichiro Uehara
- Applicant: YKK Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: YKK Corporation
- Current Assignee: YKK Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: A44B11/25
- IPC: A44B11/25

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130117974A1 Buckle Public/Granted day:2013-05-16
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