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US 7,024,734 B2Granted
Buckle with screen cover
OwnerJoseph Anscherinventor
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Abstract
A buckle comprises a male portion and a female portion, the female portion having a top face, a bottom face and a cavity for accepting the male portion. The male portion is adapted to snap into the female portion to lock the two portions of the buckle together. At least one face of the female portion is formed from an integrally molded screen made of the same material as the rest of the female portion and having a thickness that is less than a thickness of the female portion. The screen reduces the weight of the buckle, making it more comfortable for the user as well as less expensive to manufacture.
Claims7
A buckle comprising:
- a male portion;
- and
- a female portion having a top face, a bottom face and a cavity for accepting the male portion,
- wherein the male portion is adapted to snap into the female portion to lock the two portions of the buckle together;
- and
- wherein at least part of at least one face of the female portion is formed from a screen made of the same material as the rest of the female portion and integrally molded with the female portion and wherein the screen is surrounded by a rib having a thickness greater than the thickness of the face containing the screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.