Adjustable bungee fastener
AssigneeSpectrum Brands, Inc.
InventorOscar Romero
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Abstract
The bungee fastener has a tapered chute that accepts a locking slider. A channel forms an opening in a side of the body thereby allowing passage of the slider through the channel. A plurality of slider teeth along a portion of the slider within the tapered chute may lock onto a bungee when the slider is slid into a locked position. The slider moves along the channel, thereby selectively narrowing the tapered chute with the slider teeth as the slider is slid into the locked position and enlarging the tapered chute as the slider is slid into the unlocked position. The bungee fastener may include a single slider or a plurality of sliders.
Claims21
A bungee fastener comprising:
- a body with a tapered chute passing through the body;
- a cord fastener positioned outside of the tapered chute, wherein the cord fastener is configured to receive and secure a portion of a cord;
- a slider configured for sliding engagement with the body;
- a clip extending from the slider by a neck;
- a channel forming an opening in a side of the body, wherein the channel has a longitudinal axis, thereby allowing passage of the neck of the slider through the channel and placing the clip within the tapered chute;
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- a plurality of slider teeth along the clip within the tapered chute;
- wherein the slider may be slid along the longitudinal axis of the channel thereby selectively enlarging and narrowing the tapered chute with the slider teeth and clip as the slider is slid.
A bungee fastener comprising:
- a body with a tapered chute passing through the body;
- a cord fastener positioned outside of the tapered chute, wherein the cord fastener is configured to receive and secure a portion of a cord;
- a first slider configured for sliding engagement with the body within the tapered chute;
- a first clip extending from the first slider by a first neck into the tapered chute;
- a first channel forming a first opening in a side of the body, wherein the first channel has a longitudinal axis, thereby allowing passage of the first neck of the first slider through the first channel and placing the first clip within the tapered chute;
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- a plurality of first slider teeth along the first clip within the tapered chute;
- wherein the first slider may be slid along the longitudinal axis of the first channel, thereby selectively enlarging and narrowing the tapered chute with the first slider teeth and first clip as the first slider is slid.
A bungee fastener comprising:
- a body having a top side and an opposite bottom side, the body defining a tapered chute that is configured to receive a cord;
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- a slider at least partially positioned within the tapered chute, the slider being movable relative to the body within the tapered chute between the top side and bottom side of the body, the slider further including a plurality of teeth positioned within the tapered chute, and a cord fastener positioned outside of the tapered chute, wherein the cord fastener is configured to receive and secure a portion of the cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.