Fastening structure
OwnerFabio de Andradeinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a fastening structure which enables objects to be easily removeably coupled, and enables a smooth slideable coupling and decoupling. The fastening structure includes a male and female component. The male component is cross shaped with a wing member and cross bar member. The female component has a complementary structure with an elongate slot and cross groove, such that the male component is slideably received and mated.
Claims16
A fastening structure for fastening a plurality of objects to each other, the fastening structure comprising:
- a first slideable component having an elongate length about a longitudinal axis and having a front face at an end of the elongate length, the first slideable component comprising:
- a first member extending along the elongate length and having first and second opposed sides;
- a second member extending substantially perpendicularly from the first member first side along the elongate length;
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- a third member extending substantially perpendicularly from the first member second side along the elongate length;
- a second slideable component being elongate about the longitudinal axis and having a front face at an end thereof, an elongate slot and a cross groove being laterally situated from the elongate slot, each of the slot and groove extending along a length about the longitudinal axis;
- wherein:
- a first space is defined between the first side of the first member and a top side of the second member;
- a second space is defined between the first side of the first member and a bottom side of the second member;
- a third space is defined between the second side of the first member and a top side of the third member;
- and a fourth space is defined between the second side of the first member and a bottom side of the third member;
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- the first and second slideable components are engaged and slideably movable relative to each other along the respective longitudinal lengths thereof, one of said first and second slideable components receiving the other of said first and second slideable components whereby the first member is situated within the elongate slot, and the second member and the third member are situated within the cross groove to resist separation from each other.
A shoe strap separate from a shoe, the shoe strap and shoe each having a fastening structure for fastening to each other, the fastening structure comprising:
- a first slideable component being elongate about a longitudinal axis and having a front face, an elongate wing member and a cross member being laterally situated from the wing member such that four adjacent spaces are defined, each of the elongate wing member and the cross member extending along a length about the longitudinal axis;
- a second slideable component being elongate about the longitudinal axis and having a front face, an elongate slot and a cross groove being laterally situated from the elongate slot, each of the slot and groove extending along a length about the longitudinal axis, and wherein the first and second slideable components being engaged and slideably movable relative to each other along the respective longitudinal lengths thereof, one of said first and second slideable components receiving the other of said first and second slideable components whereby the wing member and cross member are situated within the elongate slot and cross groove to resist separation from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.