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US 11,918,087 B2Granted
Cord lock apparatus and belt with same
AssigneeLt Brands, Inc.
InventorsJustin Ronald Chambers, Ephraim Pittore-Candelario
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Abstract
An article of clothing in the form of a belt includes: a cord having a proximal end and a distal end; and a buckle having an eyelet and a locking feature; wherein the buckle is attached to the proximal end and the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the buckle eyelet; and the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the buckle.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cord comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- a buckle comprising an eyelet and a locking feature,
- wherein the proximal end of the cord is attached to the buckle;
- the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the buckle, wherein the cord and the buckle combine to form a continuous closed loop when the distal end of the cord is passed through the buckle;
- the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the eyelet;
- the buckle is configured such that the cord can pass through the buckle no more than a single time,
- the eyelet is symmetric across at least two planes that intersect and are parallel to a central axis of the eyelet;
- and
- the apparatus comprises a belt.
7 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cord comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- a buckle comprising an eyelet and a locking feature,
- wherein the cord is configured to pass through the eyelet, wherein
- the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the eyelet;
- the buckle is a unitary structure and has no moving parts;
- the buckle is configured to allow the cord to pass through the buckle no more than a single time;
- and
- the apparatus comprises a belt.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a cord comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- a buckle comprising an eyelet and a locking feature,
- wherein the proximal end of the cord is attached to the buckle;
- the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the eyelet, wherein the cord and the buckle combine to form a continuous closed loop when the distal end of the cord is passed through the buckle;
- the locking feature engages the cord and locks the cord relative to the buckle when the cord is positioned within the eyelet with its long axis non-parallel to an axis of the eyelet;
- the buckle is configured to allow the cord to pass through the buckle no more than a single time;
- and
- the apparatus comprises a belt.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.