Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Separable-fastener or required component thereof – Including member having distinct formations and mating...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-09
2001-07-03
Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Separable-fastener or required component thereof
Including member having distinct formations and mating...
C024S695000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06253428
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a buckle set on a cloth strip for a brassiere comprising a male buckle and a female buckle. The female buckle has a guide groove and a buckle hole. Thus, the two buckles can be combined together for preventing release. Moreover, the thickness can be reduced in order to avoid an uncomfortable sense and to effect a beautiful look.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In general, brassieres' metal hooks are seamed on the belts at two sides of the cups. By the metal hooks, the two belts can be connected together. Thus, the brassiere can be worn on a woman. However, in washing, by hand, the metal hooks are possibly hooked on the user's hand. In general, the metal hook is made of iron material and then is processed by plating. The plated layer easily is removed due to washing. Once the plating layer is removed, the iron metal will generate rust so as to stain the clothes. Moreover, plating will generate a large amount of industrial waste water. Recently, the sense of environment pollution is more and more of a concern such kind of buckle is not acceptable.
Therefore, current brassieres employ buckles made of plastic material, as shown in FIG.
4
. In this kind of buckle, the buckle sets are connected to the left and right belts of the cups of the brassiere. The distal end thereof has a hook a
1
and a plate a
2
which are integrally formed and then are clamped to a belt b. Thus, the hook and plate have a large volume, i.e. a large thickness. From the figure, it is shown that if a force is applied, the buckle sets a will be tightly buckled. However, the force is very possible to generate twisting force so that the hooks are possibly released. The reason of the twisting force is that if a force is applied, one side of the buckle a will be twisted so that the hook is possibly released. Therefore, such a structure is not an ideal structure.
Besides, as shown in
FIG. 5
, the buckle set is formed by a male buckle c and a female buckle d. The male buckle c has a protrusion c
1
, and the edge of the protrusion c
1
is installed with a lip portion c
11
. An oblong joint hole d
1
is installed in the female buckle d. The protrusion c
1
of the female buckle c can be pressed into the joint hole d
1
of the male buckle d. Since the joint hole d
1
of the female buckle d has an oblong shape, even the positioning of the male buckle c and the female buckle d are not accurate. The protrusion c
1
of the male buckle c can still be easily pressed into the joint hole d
1
of the female buckle d so that the male buckle c may press into the female buckle d. Such kind of buckling may be embodied in various objects. If it is embodied in a brassiere, the lip portion c
11
atop the protrusion c
1
of the male buckle c projects through the joint hole d
1
of the female buckle so that it can be connected to the two belts at the rear side of the brassiere. But the lip portion c
1
on the male buckle c projects through the joint hole d
1
of the female buckle d by the elasticity of the material of the lip portion itself. If the lateral force is too large, the male buckle c and female buckle d are easily released. Therefore, this design is not ideal.
Thus, as described above, in one prior art embodiment, the metal hook is connected to the belt of a brassiere, and in washing, the plated layer easily falls off due to washing. Once the plating layer is removed, the iron metal will rust so as to stain the clothes. The structure shown in
FIG. 4
, has a large volume, i.e. a large thickness. If a force is applied, the buckle sets a will tightly buckle. However, the force is very possible to generate twisting force so that the hooks are possibly released. For the structure shown in
FIG. 5
, the lip portion c
1
on the male buckle c projects through the joint hole d
1
of the female buckle d by the elasticity of the material of the lip portion itself. If the lateral force is too large, the male buckle c and female buckle d are easily released. Thus, the abovesaid prior art structures not ideal designs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a buckle set of a cloth strip for a brassiere comprising a male buckle and female buckle on a cloth strip. On the cloth strip, the buckle set can be directly seamed to the belts at two sides of the two cups of a brassiere. The male buckle is a round disk shape and has a pillar installed thereon. The lower end of the pillar has a lip portion. The female buckle has an oblong disk shape and a buckle hole is installed in the middle part thereof. By the pillar of the male buckle to press into and buckle with the buckle hole of the female buckle, the two belts are connected. The buckle hole on the female buckle has a long shape. The long axis of the buckle hole is installed with a flange at an inner periphery at one end so that one end of the buckle hole is installed with a guide groove. Thus, the pillar of the male buckle buckles with the buckle hole at the larger opening and then is pushed into the guide groove. Thus, the male buckle can be firmly fastened to the female buckle. Besides, the length of the pillar of the male buckle is equal to the thickness of the female buckle. Thus, the two buckles can be combined together for preventing release. Moreover, the thickness can be reduced in order to avoid an uncomfortable sense and to effect a beautiful look.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
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patent: 736811 (1903-08-01), Booth
patent: 1166417 (1915-12-01), Snyder
patent: 1202372 (1916-10-01), Foner
patent: 2446018 (1948-07-01), Miskimen
patent: 4054972 (1977-10-01), Rowell
patent: 4993127 (1991-02-01), Mechen et al.
patent: 5485658 (1996-01-01), Fildan
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