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US 11,596,239 B2Granted
Flexible material tightener with resilient coupler
OwnerJack Nekhalainventor
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Abstract
A rigid coupler having an upper surface, a lower surface and four sides, the coupler incudes a lower portion, an upper portion mateable with the lower portion, at least one inlet defined by the upper and lower portions, and at least one outlet defined by the upper and lower portions.
Claims10
A rigid coupler having an upper surface, a lower surface and four sides comprising:
- a lower portion;
- an upper portion mateable with the lower portion;
- a first inlet and a second inlet, each defined by the upper and lower portions, the first and second inlets being unobstructed and configured and arranged to receive a portion of a drawstring and an elastic band of a cord, each of the first inlet and the second inlet being disposed on opposing sides of the four sides and having narrow extremities for receiving the drawstring and a region that is taller than the narrow extremities for receiving both the drawstring and the elastic band;
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- at least one outlet defined by the enclosure and configured and arranged to receive a portion of the drawstring of the cord, the at least one outlet being disposed on a third side perpendicular to the opposing ends that define the first inlet and the second inlet;
- wherein the at least one outlet includes two outlets.
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A rigid coupler having an upper surface, a lower surface and four sides comprising:
- a lower portion;
- an upper portion mateable with the lower portion;
- a first inlet and a second inlet, each defined by the upper and lower portions, the first and second inlets being unobstructed and configured and arranged to receive a portion of a drawstring and an elastic band of a cord, each of the first inlet and the second inlet being disposed on opposing sides of the four sides and having narrow extremities for receiving the drawstring and a region that is taller than the narrow extremities for receiving the drawstring and a region that is taller than the narrow extremities for receiving both the drawstring and the elastic band;
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- at least one outlet defined by the enclosure and configured and arranged to receive a portion of the drawstring of the cord, and at least one outlet being disposed on a third side perpendicular to the opposing ends that define the first inlet and the second inlet, wherein each of the at least one outlet is circular.
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A rigid coupler having an upper surface, a lower surface and four sides comprising:
- a lower portion;
- an upper portion mateable with the lower portion;
- a first inlet and a second inlet, each defined by the upper and lower portions, the first and second inlets being unobstructed and configured and arranged to receive a portion of a drawstring and an elastic band of a cord, each of the first inlet and second inlet being disposed on opposing sides of the four sides and having narrow extremities for receiving the drawstring and a region that is taller than the narrow extremities for receiving both the drawstring and the elastic band;
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- at least one outlet defined by the enclosure and configured and arranged to receive a portion of the drawstring of the cord, the at least one outlet being disposed on a third side perpendicular to the opposing ends that define the first inlet and the second inlet;
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- a plurality of pins on one of the upper and lower portions, and a plurality of receivers on another of the upper and lower portions, the plurality of pins and the plurality of receivers being aligned with one another.
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A rigid coupler having an upper surface, a lower surface and four sides comprising:
- a lower portion;
- an upper portion mateable with the lower portion;
- a first inlet and a second inlet, each defined by the upper and lower portions, the first and second inlets being unobstructed and configured and arranged to receive a portion of a drawstring and an elastic band of a cord, each of the first inlet and second inlet being disposed on opposing sides of the four sides and having narrow extremities for receiving the drawstring and a region that is taller than the narrow extremities for receiving both the drawstring and the elastic band;
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- at least one outlet defined by the enclosure and configured and arranged to receive a portion of the drawstring of the cord, the at least one outlet being disposed on a third side perpendicular to the opposing ends that define the first inlet and the second inlet, further comprising at least one projection on one of the upper and lower portions, and at least one receptacle on another of the upper and lower portions, the at least one projection and the at least one receptacle being aligned with one another, each of the at least one projection and the at least one receptacle defining a hole for accepting a fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.