Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Buckles – Harness
Patent
1997-08-28
1999-04-27
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Buckles
Harness
24177, 24180, A44B 1122
Patent
active
058966269
ABSTRACT:
A clasp for fastening together opposing distal portions of upper and lower segments of flexible material, such as the straps of a shoe or sandal. The clasp has an upper part pivotally connected to a lower part by a hinge structure comprised of portions of proximate sidewalls of the parts, and a clip structure comprising an outwardly facing recess in a distal sidewall of one of the parts and a resilient inwardly arched section of a distal sidewall of the other part arranged to snap into and engage the recess when positioned opposite thereto. This snap action secures the upper part to the lower part in a closed position of the clasp. The lower part includes a holding pin mounted on a bottom wall of the lower part for insertion through corresponding holes in the flexible segments to prevent relative movement between these segments when the clasp is closed. The pin may have a radially projecting concentric skirt forming a stop shoulder for engaging the upper surface of the lower flexible segment after the skirt has passed through the hole of this segment so as to hold the clasp on the lower segment when the clasp is in its open position. A pair of holding pins with radial skirts may be provided for a lower segment with two holes and an upper segment with a series of holes where adjacent holes in the series are spaced apart by the same distance as the holding pins.
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patent: 2091685 (1937-08-01), Meehan
patent: 3886632 (1975-06-01), Bako
patent: 5189763 (1993-03-01), Voumard
Betula Schuh GmbH
Brittain James R.
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