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US 5,878,467 AGranted
Connector-equipped cord
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorMasato Yokota
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Abstract
A connector-equipped cord comprises: a flat belt having on its opposite ends a number of ridges molded of thermoplastic resin; a metallic connector having a pair of jaws adapted to clamp said ends of said flat belt, said jaws having on their inner surfaces a number of teeth engageable with said ridges; and a connecting ring projecting from one end of said connector remotely from said jaws.
Claims23
A connector-equipped cord comprising:
- (a) a belt having a width greater than a thickness and on each of its opposite ends at least one ridge molded of thermoplastic resin;
- (b) a metallic connector having a pair of jaws adapted to clamp at least one of said ends of said belt, each of said jaws having on its inner surface a plurality of teeth each engageable with said ridge;
- (c) a connecting ring disposed at one end of said connector remotely from said jaws;
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- (d) wherein said belt is bent in a U-shape so that said opposite ends overlap each other and are clamped by said jaws of said connector.
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A connector-equipped cord comprising:
- (a) a flexible belt foldable onto itself and having on each of its opposite ends at least one ridge molded of thermoplastic resin wherein said belt is a braid, a knit string, a knit or a woven tape, which is formed of synthetic fiber yarns, or a flat string formed of a non-woven synthetic fiber cloth, or a flat string of synthetic leather, artificial leather, or natural leather;
- (b) a metallic connector having a pair of jaws adapted to clamp at least one of said ends of said belt, each of said jaws having on its inner surface a plurality of teeth each engageable with said ridge;
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- (c) a connecting ring disposed at one end of said connector remotely from said jaws.
1 more element
A connector-equipped cord comprising:
- (a) a belt having on each of its opposite ends a plate molded of thermoplastic resin, the plate having in its surface a central recess and at least one guide surface adjacent to the central recess;
- (b) a metallic connector having a clamping member of a U-shape cross section adapted to clamp at least one of the ends of the belt, the clamping member having at least one tooth projecting centrally from each of inner surfaces thereof so as to be inserted along said guide surface and fitted in the respective recesses;
- (c) a connecting ring disposed at one end of said connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.