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Identification bracelet and clasp construction therefor

  • US 5,979,095 A
  • Filed: 06/12/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An identification bracelet comprising an elongate strap of tough, flexible and substantially non-stretchable sheet material having first and second end portions and an identification-receiving portion located therebetween and adjacent to said first end portion;

  • a clasp of thermoplastic material having base and cover members joined by an integral hinge portion;

    said base member being fixed to said strap at said first end portion with said cover member normally projecting laterally outwardly from said strap;

    said cover member being foldable into a closed position over said base member for clamping the strap'"'"'s second end portion therebetween when said strap is to be secured about a wearer'"'"'s limb;

    holding means projecting from at least one of said members for preventing sliding movement of said second end portion relative to said clasp when said clasp is closed; and

    locking means provided by said members for locking said clasp in closed condition;

    said locking means comprising a post provided by one of said members and a socket provided by the other of said members;

    said post having head and stem portions;

    said head portion being generally circular in outline and said stem portion including a plurality of radially-extending circumferentially spaced ribs constituting the sole means connecting said head portion to said one member and defining a plurality of outwardly-facing arcuate recesses therebetween;

    said socket including a plurality of circumferentially and uniformly spaced flexible blades receivable in said recesses and engagable with said head portion to block retraction of said post from said socket;

    the connection of said ribs to said one member being of lesser cross section than the connection of said blades to said other member so that upon the application of forces of substantial magnitude applied to force apart the members of the clasp, said ribs will separate from said one member before said blades separate from said other member.

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