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US 8,365,364 B2Granted
Buckle attachment device
AssigneeBuckle-Down, Inc.
InventorsRoss Labelson, Jason H. Dorf
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Abstract
A buckle attachment device is provided for removably securing a buckle and a strap to form a unified strap object, such as a belt. The buckle attachment device enables a user to select one of a wide variety of buckles to be coupled with one of a wide variety of straps that may be custom cut to a desired length. The selected buckle and strap are then removably secured by the user to the buckle attachment device without the need for specialized tools or additional binding components.
Claims9
A buckle attachment device for removably attaching to a buckle and a strap, said buckle attachment device comprising:
- a curved latching portion having a curvature for partially removably securing a buckle to said buckle attachment device, said curvature extending from a bottom portion in a direction substantially parallel to said strap upon insertion into said buckle attachment device and curving inward to a top portion in a direction substantially opposite to said strap upon said insertion so as to prevent said buckle from disengaging from said buckle attachment device upon receiving a force in a direction extending radially from inside said curvature;
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- an engaging portion for removably securing said strap to said buckle attachment device and for further removably securing said buckle to said buckle attachment device, said engaging portion rotatably affixed to said curved latching portion, said engaging portion further comprising:
- teeth for providing a frictional force against a portion of said strap;
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- a flap for covering said top portion of said curved latching portion upon rotation of said engaging portion to a position where said teeth provide said frictional force, said flap further removably securing said buckle to said buckle attachment device;
- wherein said curvature of said curved latching portion comprises a radius large enough to permit said buckle to be removed from said buckle attachment device upon disengaging said teeth from said portion of said strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.