Quick connect anchoring buckle
AssigneeKoya Medical, Inc.
InventorsAnand Doraiswamy, Connor Meehan, Ian Kovacevich, Jarren Baldwin, John C. Pamplin
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Abstract
Systems relating to a mechanical closure or locking device configured to allow for quick connect and disconnect. The systems can be used in conjunction with compression garments. The systems can include a buckle that couples to an anchor. The buckle and anchor can include complementary features that can mechanically interface to secure the buckle and anchor together. The buckle and anchor can include complementary magnetic elements to secure the buckle and anchor together. The buckle can be manipulated to tighten or loosen an adjustable strap.
Claims16
A quick connect system, comprising:
- an anchor comprising a housing and a base, the housing comprising at least one magnetic element associated with the housing, and a coupling feature on the housing;
- a buckle comprising a frame, a crossbar spanning an interior portion of the frame, and at least one magnetic element associated with an end of the frame configured to reversibly connect to the coupling feature solely via magnetic attraction force of the one magnetic element associated with the housing.
A method, comprising:
- providing an anchor comprising a housing and a base, the housing comprising at least one magnetic element associated with the housing, and a coupling feature on the housing;
- providing a buckle comprising a frame, a crossbar spanning an interior portion of the frame, and at least one magnetic element associated with an end of the frame, wherein a strap is operatively associated with the buckle and forms a loop around the crossbar;
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- coupling the anchor to the buckle by magnetic attraction such that the at least one magnetic element of the buckle rests against the coupling feature on the anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.