Fasteners incorporating a whistle
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorThomas Andrew Moeller
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Abstract
This invention relates to a device to be used for tending straps and also to be used as a whistle. More particularly, this invention relates to a device for tending straps with a whistle integrated within the device where both the whistling and strap-tending functions are independently operable. While whistles may be included as individual pieces of gear they are often not available when desired. This invention facilitates the inclusion of a whistle by combining it with items designed to tend the straps on gear that is more commonly carried.
Claims24
A strap-tending device with an integral whistle, comprising:
- a body adapted for tending at least one strap oriented in a first direction, said body comprising side members joined by an anchor bar to define at least one slot;
- buckling means opposite said at least one slot from said anchor bar;
- and
- a whistle integrated into said body, said whistle including an entry hole and an exit hole that is separate and spaced from said entry hole.
A strap-tending device with an integral whistle, comprising:
- a body adapted for tending at least one strap oriented in a first direction, said body comprising side members joined by first and second anchor bars to define a first, second, and third slot;
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- a whistle integrated into said body, said whistle including an entry hole and an exit hole that is separate and spaced from said entry hole.
A strap-tending device with an integral whistle, comprising:
- a body adapted for tending at least one strap oriented along a first direction, said body comprising side members joined by an anchor bar to define at least one slot;
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- a whistle chamber integrally formed with said body along an axis at least substantially transverse to said first direction, wherein said body further defines a whistle entry hole and a whistle exit hole communicating with said chamber, said holes being disposed on said body so as to be at least substantially free of said at least one strap when tended.
A strap-tending device with an integral whistle, comprising:
- a body adapted for tending at least one strap oriented in a first direction, said body comprising side members joined by an anchor bar to define at least one slot, said body further comprising buckling means opposite said at least one slot from said anchor bar;
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- a whistle integrated into said body, said whistle defining an entry hole and an exit hole formed into said body such that said tending at least one strap does not obstruct the operation of said whistle, wherein said entry hole and said exit hole lay along a line where said line is approximately transverse to said first direction.
A strap-tending device with an integral whistle, comprising:
- a body adapted for tending at least one strap oriented in a first direction, said body comprising side members joined by at least one anchor bar to define at least two slots;
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- a whistle having an entry hole and an exit hole communicating with a whistle chamber integrated into said body with said at least two slots to one side of said whistle chamber.
A strap-tending device with an integral whistle, comprising:
- a body adapted for tending at least one strap;
- and
- a whistle integrally formed with said body such that such body and said whistle are formed as a single plastic molded component, said whistle including an air entry hole and an air exit hole wherein the whistle includes a first end portion which includes said air entry hole and a second open end, and wherein said device further includes a cap adapted to close said open end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.