# US 2015/0272280 A1 · No slip one-piece strap adjustor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2015/0272280 A1 - Document ID: US20150272280A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/671,356 - Filed: 2015-03-27 - Published: 2015-10-01 - Earliest claimed: 2014-03-28 - Assignees: Bell Sports, Inc. - Applicants: Bell Sports, Inc. - Inventors: Hilgard N. Muller - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150272280A1 ## CPC - A44B 11/04: without movable parts - A42B 3/08: Chin straps or similar retention devices - Y10T 24/2192: Buckle type - A44B: BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapted for footwear A43C) - A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A strap adjustor can comprise a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a third surface that extends between the first surface and the second surface. A first opening in the first surface can extend completely through the strap adjustor between the first surface and the second surface. A second opening in the first surface can extend partially but not completely through the strap adjustor. A bar can be disposed at the first surface between the first opening and the second opening. A third opening in the third surface can extends partially but not completely through the strap adjustor and join with the second opening. At least one strap can be disposed partially through the third opening, and the at least one strap can comprise an uncompressed thickness that is greater than a height of the third opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A one-piece strap adjustor, comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite the first surface; a third surface that extends between the first surface and the second surface; a first opening in the first surface, wherein the first opening extends completely through the strap adjustor between the first surface and the second surface; a second opening in the first surface that extends partially but not completely through the strap adjustor; a bar at the first surface between the first opening and the second opening; a third opening in the third surface that extends partially but not completely through the strap adjustor and joins with the second opening; and at least one strap disposed partially through the third opening, the at least one strap comprising an uncompressed thickness that is greater than a height of the third opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The strap adjustor of claim 1, wherein the third opening compresses the at least one strap to prevent the at least one strap from slipping through the third opening when tension is reduced along a length of the at least one strap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The strap adjustor of claim 1, wherein the bar comprises a textured surface to increase friction or resistance between the bar and the at least one strap. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The strap adjustor of claim 1, wherein: the second opening intersects with the third opening to provide a void into which the at least one strap can be disposed; and the at least one strap changes directions within the void before exiting the void through the third opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The strap adjustor of claim 1, wherein the second surface comprises an included angle about the first opening that is less than 180 degrees. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The strap adjustor of claim 1, wherein the third surface is substantially perpendicular to the first surface or the second surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method of making the strap adjustor of claim 1, comprising molding the strap adjustor of a single piece of plastic. ### Claim 8 A one-piece strap adjustor, comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite the first surface; a third surface that extends between the first surface and the second surface; a first opening in the first surface, wherein the first opening extends completely through the strap adjustor between the first surface and the second surface; a second opening in the first surface that extends partially but not completely through the strap adjustor; and a third opening in the third surface that extends partially but not completely through the strap adjustor and joins with the second opening. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The strap adjustor of claim 8, further comprising a bar at the first surface between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the bar comprises a textured surface to increase friction or resistance between the strap adjustor and a strap that passes over the bar. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The strap adjustor of claim 9, wherein: the second opening intersects with the third opening to provide a void into which a strap can be disposed; the strap changes directions within the void before exiting the void through the third opening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The strap adjustor of claim 8, wherein the second surface comprises an included angle that is less than 180 degrees. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The strap adjustor of claim 8, wherein the third surface is substantially perpendicular to the first surface or the second surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The strap adjustor of claim 8, wherein the first surface is substantially parallel to the second surface ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The strap adjustor of claim 8, further comprising: a first strap disposed partially through the third opening with a length of the first strap being substantially perpendicular to a width of the third opening or a height of the third opening; a second strap stacked over the first strap, the second strap disposed partially through the third opening with a length of the second strap being substantially perpendicular to a width of the third opening or a height of the third opening; and a height of the third opening less than an uncompressed thickness of the first strap and the second strap. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The strap adjustor of claim 11, wherein: a height of the third opening is equal to a compressed thickness of the first strap and the second strap; and the third opening compresses the first strap and the second strap to prevent the first strap and the second strap from slipping through the third opening when tension is reduced along a length of the first strap or the second strap. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) A method of making the strap adjustor of claim 8, comprising molding the strap adjustor of a single piece of plastic. ### Claim 17 A one-piece strap adjustor, comprising: a first void that extends completely through the strap adjustor between a first surface and an opposing second surface; and a second void that extends partially but not completely through the strap adjustor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The strap adjustor of claim 17, wherein the second void is angled between the first surface and the second surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The strap adjustor of claim 17, wherein the second void comprises a second opening at the first surface and a third opening in a third surface that extends between the first surface and the second surface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The strap adjustor of claim 17, wherein third surface is perpendicular to the first surface or the second surface.