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US 7,350,275 B2Granted
Attachment device
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsSteve C. Keller, Peter D. Lewis
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Abstract
A cord attachment device is provided for sewing into a garment, bag or other structure and includes a receiver for holding an end of a cord therein. A sew tab has ribs for strengthening and is stitched into the structure. The receiver has a limited opening through which a knot of a cord cannot be pulled and a plurality of cleats on an inner surface for holding the cord.
Claims16
A cord attachment device comprising:
- a sew tab configured for stitching therethrough to the device in a structure, said sew tab having a plurality of ribs, said ribs having rounded apexes and sloping sides;
- a receiver connected to said sew tab, said receiver configured for retaining a cord end therein, said receiver having a bulbous shape, a bowl-like body and plurality of cleats on an inner surface of said body;
- and
- a side opening from said receiver through which a cord can extend.
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A cord carrying structure comprising:
- a cord;
- a cord attachment device including a sew tab configured for stitching therethrough to secure said device in the structure, a receiver connected to said sew tab, said receiver configured for retaining a cord end of said cord therein, and a side opening from said receiver through which said cord can extend, said cord having a knot disposed in said receiver;
- a portion of the structure overlying said sew tab;
- and
- a thread sewn through said portion and said sew tab.
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A cord attachment device, comprising:
- a monolithic body including a sew tab and a bulbous receiver, said receiver having a bowl-like body with an open top and a side opening;
- spaced panels connected to said body on opposite sides of said side opening;
- a strap spanning a space between said panels substantially adjacent said open top;
- a plurality of ribs on opposite surfaces of said sew tab;
- and
- a plurality of cleats on an inner surface of said bowl-like body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.