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Combination strap and buckle

  • US 3,900,923 A
  • Filed: 05/08/1974
  • Issued: 08/26/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A securing means, comprising:

  • a first strap portion, said first strap portion having a buckle structure terminating one end of it, said buckle structure including means for defining a channel through said structure, said channel defining means being characterized by a first pair of oppositely opposed, longitudinally extending side walls, a second pair of oppositely opposed, axially extending side walls, and an upper wall, said side walls and said upper wall defining a chamber therebetween, said axially extending walls having respective openings in them, the openings in said axially extending walls and said chamber being arranged so as to define a channel through said buckle structure, latch means integrally formed with said buckle structure along said upper wall, said latch means including a longitudinally extending part having a first end and a second end, said longitudinally extending part being attached to said upper wall at said first end, the second end of said latch means including a part extending outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said buckle structure, and a part extending along the longitudinal axis of said buckle structure, a rib member extending between said first and said second ends of said latch means, and a receptacle part integrally formed with said latch means, said receptacle part including a pair of spaced, protruding parts, each of said protruding parts having a canted wall and a generally vertical wall extending outwardly from said latch means, said latch means being resiliently mounted to said buckle so as to permit movement of said receptacle part between a first position where said receptacle part extends within said channel, and a second position where said receptacle part is removed from said channel; and

    a second strap portion, said second strap portion including a terminating end having a first surface area, a second surface area, a material thickness therebetween, and a plurality of spaced serrations integrally formed near said terminating end of said second strap portion along one of said first surface area, said second surface area, and said material thickness, said serrations including an arcuate wall and a generally vertical wall extending outwardly from said second strap portion, the canted wall of said receptacle part and the arcuate wall of individual ones of said serrations being designed to meet and permit passage of said second strap portion through said channel along a first direction of movement.

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