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US 2017/0081119 A1Published application
Latch and method of use
OwnerJustin Taylor Blazer, Quinten Joseph Blazerinventors
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for latching objects includes an anchor and a strap. The apparatus includes an anchor for attachment to an object, the anchor having an insert void formed therein. The strap is stretchable and has an attachment on a first end and a hand grip on a second end. The strap also includes an insert between the first end and the second end, the insert fitting into the insert void of the anchor.
Claims21
A latch, comprising:
- an anchor having a first surface for attachment to an object and a second surface attached to the first surface, the anchor having an insert void for holding an insert on a strap between the first surface and the second surface, the insert void open to a slot formed in the second surface from an insert opening on a first side of the anchor to a strap opening on a third side of the anchor opposite the first side, the insert opening at the first side being larger than the insert for placement of the insert into the insert void, the strap opening at the third side being larger than the strap and smaller than the insert to retain the insert in the insert void of the anchor while the strap passes through the strap opening, and the slot being wider than the strap;
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- the strap having a width smaller than the strap opening in the anchor, a length, first and second ends along the length, a connecting apparatus on the first end, a hand grip on a second end, and an insert between the first end and the second end, the insert having a cross section smaller than the insert opening of the anchor, larger than the strap opening in the anchor, and larger than the slot of the anchor, such that the insert can enter the anchor through the insert opening, cannot exit the anchor through the strap opening, and cannot exit the anchor through the slot.
A method of using a latch, comprising:
- wrapping a strap having a length and a width around an object and inserting a first end having a hand grip and an insert formed on the strap having a width greater than the strap through an eye at a second side of the strap;
- pulling the strap by the hand grip so that the strap stretches until the strap passes over and the insert is beyond an anchor and aligned with a slot in the anchor;
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- inserting the insert into the anchor.
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A latch, comprising:
- an anchor having a cavity for insertion of a strap and insert therein, the cavity being open through the anchor on a first side and an opposing second side, the anchor having a slot formed therein that extends into the cavity from the first side to the second side and has a width, the first side opening being larger than an insert and the second side opening being smaller than the insert, the slot being wider than a strap to which the insert is attached;
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- the strap having a width smaller than the slot in the anchor, a length, a loop on a first end along the length of the strap, a hand grip on a second end along the length of the strap, and an insert between the first end of the strap and the second end of the strap, the insert being smaller than the cavity of the anchor, having a width smaller than the width of the opening through the anchor on the first side and a depth smaller than the depth of the opening through the anchor on the first side and having at least one of a width larger than the width of the opening through the anchor on the second side and a depth larger than the depth of the opening through the anchor on the second side, such that the insert can enter the anchor through the opening through the anchor on the first side and cannot exit the anchor through the opening through the anchor on the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.