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US 5,170,539 AGranted
Spring loaded sliding bar web connector assembly for a buckle
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsKurt H. Lundstedt, Steven C. Keller
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Abstract
A buckle having a sleeve portion including a receiving channel, a web connector member positioned within the channel for cooperation with the sleeve, and a spring member integrally formed with the web connector member for providing a spring bias to the web connector member with respect to the sleeve so that a web can be affixed to the buckle for adjustable cooperation with the web connector member, the sleeve and the spring member with the web connector member being accessible from the exterior of the buckle for manipulation by a user against the force of the spring member so as to adjust or remove the web.
Claims21
A buckle, comprising:
- a sleeve portion including a channel receiving means for accepting a member therein;
- a web connector member positioned within said channel receiving means for cooperation with said sleeve portion;
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- spring means integrally formed with said web connector member for providing a spring bias to said web connector member with respect to said sleeve portion so that a web can be affixed to said buckle for adjustable cooperation with said web connector member, said sleeve portion, and said spring means, said web connector member being accessible from a position exterior to said buckle for manipulation by means of a user against said bias of said spring means so as to adjust or remove said web,
- said sleeve portion including a first aperture defined therethrough, and said web connector member including a second aperture defined therethrough for alignment with said first aperture of said sleeve portion upon compression of said spring means.
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A buckle, comprising:
- a sleeve portion including a first aperture therethrough and channel receiving means for accepting a member therein, said channel receiving means being formed substantially perpendicular to said first aperture;
- a web connector member positioned for sliding engagement within said channel receiving means, said web connector member including a second aperture therethrough for alignment with said first aperture of said sleeve portion;
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- spring means integrally formed with said web connector member for biasing said web connector member with respect to said sleeve portion, so that a web can be affixed to said buckle for adjustable cooperation with said web connector member, said sleeve portion and said spring means, with said web connector member being accessible from the exterior of said buckle for manipulation by a user against said spring means to adjust or remove the web.
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A buckle, comprising:
- a sleeve portion including an open end through which a member can be inserted, channel receiving means for housing said member therein, and an end wall disposed opposite said open end;
- a web connector member positioned within said channel receiving means for cooperation with said sleeve portion;
- spring means integrally formed with said web connector member for engaging said end wall of said sleeve portion so as to provide a spring bias to said web connector member with respect to said sleeve portion so that a web can be affixed to said buckle as a result of adjustable cooperation defined between said web connector member and said sleeve portion, said web connector member being accessible from a position external to said buckle for manipulation by means of a user against said spring bias so as to adjust or remove said web;
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- means defined between said sleeve portion and said web connector member for retaining said web connector member within said channel receiving means of said sleeve portion against said spring bias.
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A buckle, comprising:
- a sleeve portion including an open end through which a member can be inserted, and channel receiving means for housing said member therein, said open end of said sleeve portion being defined in part by means of a flexibly resilient cross-member extending transversely across said sleeve portion and interconnecting opposite sides of said channel receiving means;
- a web connector member positioned within said channel receiving means for cooperation with said sleeve portion;
- spring means interposed between said web connector member and said sleeve portion so as to provide a spring bias to said web connector member with respect to said sleeve portion so that a web can be affixed to said buckle as a result of adjustable cooperation defined between said web connector member and said sleeve portion, said web connector member being accessible from a position external to said buckle for manipulation by means of a user against said spring bias so as to adjust or remove said web;
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- upstanding means defined upon said web connector for engaging said flexibly resilient cross-member of said sleeve portion upon insertion of said web connector member through said open end and into said channel receiving means of said sleeve portion so as to flexibly and resiliently deform said cross-member of said sleeve portion and thereby permit said web connector member to be inserted into said channel receiving means of said sleeve portion, and for engaging said flexibly resilient cross-member of said sleeve portion, once said web connector member has been fully inserted within said channel receiving means of said sleeve portion and said flexibly resilient cross-member of said sleeve portion has returned to its normal undeformed position, so as to retain said web connector member within said channel receiving means of said sleeve portion against said spring bias.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.