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US 5,915,630 AGranted
Multi-purpose strap fastener
AssigneeGMA Cover Corp.
InventorMartin P. Step
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Abstract
A mechanism for connecting a strap to a fabric includes first and second elements to be disposed cooperatively on opposite sides of the fabric and then securely coupled to each other with the fabric forcibly sandwiched therebetween. At least one of the two elements is provided with a non-bindingly held strap-connecting element to which either a strap is permanently connected by an end loop or which can detachably engage to a detachable strap with any known hook, snap-fastener, or the like.
Claims19
A mechanism for fastening a strap to a fabric, comprising:
- a first element, having a body defined by a first convex outer side, a first inner side, and a first periphery free of sharp edges;
- a second element, having a body defined by a second convex outer side, a second inner side, and a second periphery free of sharp edges, the inner sides of both the first and second elements comprise concave portions respectively defined within the first and second peripheries;
- means for coupling the first and second elements to each other with their inner sides facing each other and for fabric to be forcibly sandwiched securely therebetween;
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- at least one strap-connecting element connected to at least one of the first and second elements for connecting to a strap.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.