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US 11,871,816 B2Granted
Releasable fastener
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsKimberly D. Baschak, Kyle Schepke
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a releasable fastener having two portions that slide together to affix two portions of an article. For example, the two portions may include an elongated rail that slides into an elongated slot or tube.
Claims20
A releasable fastener comprising:
- a first connector and a second connector that are selectively configurable between a connected state and a disconnected state, wherein the second connector slidably inserts into the first connector in the connected state;
- the first connector comprising a plurality of connected tubular bodies, wherein each tubular body of the plurality of connected tubular bodies includes a tubular-wall having a tubular-wall first end, a tubular-wall second end, an exterior-facing surface, and an interior-facing surface;
- wherein each tubular-wall first end of a respective tubular body and a tubular-wall second end of a respective adjacent tubular body are axially aligned along a length direction of the first connector;
- wherein the plurality of connected tubular bodies collectively includes a first-connector first end and a first-connector second end;
- wherein the axial alignment of the plurality of connected tubular bodies constructs a continuous partially enclosed receiving channel configured to slidably receive the second connector;
- wherein the each tubular body of the plurality of connected tubular bodies includes a respective slot extending entirely from the exterior-facing surface to the interior-facing surface and from the tubular-wall first end to the tubular-wall second end;
- wherein each respective slot includes a slot width measured from one side of the respective slot to the other side of the respective slot in a radial direction transverse an axis of the first connector;
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- the second connector comprising a plurality of connected insert pins, wherein each insert pin of the plurality of connected insert pins and an adjacent insert pin are axially aligned along a length direction of the second connector.
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A releasable fastener comprising:
- a first connector comprising a plurality of tubular bodies, wherein each tubular body of the plurality of tubular bodies includes a tubular-wall having a tubular-wall first end, a tubular-wall second end, an exterior-facing surface, and an interior-facing surface, wherein each tubular-wall first end of a respective tubular body and a tubular-wall second end of a respective adjacent tubular body are axially aligned along a length direction of the first connector to form a continuous partially enclosed receiving channel;
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- a second connector comprising a plurality of insert pins, wherein each insert pin of the plurality of insert pins and an adjacent insert pin are axially aligned in a length direction of the second connector, each insert pin of the plurality of insert pins having a respective size and a respective shape configured to slidably move through the continuous partially enclosed receiving channel of the first connector.
A releasable fastener comprising:
- a first connector comprising a plurality of tubular bodies, wherein each tubular body of the plurality of tubular bodies includes a tubular-wall having a tubular-wall first end, a tubular-wall second end, an exterior-facing surface, and an interior-facing surface, wherein each tubular-wall first end of a respective tubular body and a tubular-wall second end of a respective adjacent tubular body are axially aligned in a length direction of the first connector to form a continuous partially enclosed receiving channel;
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- a second connector comprising a plurality of insert pins, wherein each insert pin of the plurality of insert pins and an adjacent insert pin are axially aligned in a length direction of the second connector, each insert pin of the plurality of insert pins having a respective size and a respective shape configured to slidably move along the pin-guide wall and through the continuous partially enclosed receiving channel of the first connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.