Coupling systems
AssigneeWorkshop XI, Inc.
InventorMark Falvai
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a releasable coupling system comprising a base, a lengthwise member, and a buckle. The lengthwise member is fixably coupled to the base parallel to the lengthwise dimension and substantially medial with respect to the widthwise dimension. The buckle comprises a planar surface and a first and second hooked region extending from the planar surface oriented opposite one another. The first and second hooked regions and the planar surface define a partially enclosed region corresponding to the widthwise dimension and the base rise dimension of the lengthwise member. A gap in the partially enclosed region corresponds to a coupling between the lengthwise member and the base.
Claims20
A releasable coupling system comprising:
- a base;
- a lengthwise member coupled to the base having a lengthwise dimension, a widthwise dimension, and a base rise dimension, wherein the only coupling between the lengthwise member and the base is a fixed lengthwise coupling parallel to the lengthwise dimension and substantially medial with respect to the widthwise dimension;
- a buckle comprising:
- a planar surface having a top and bottom;
- a first and second hooked region extending from the planar surface oriented opposite one another;
- and
- wherein the first and second hooked regions and the planar surface define a partially enclosed region corresponding to the widthwise dimension and the base rise dimension of the lengthwise member.
A releasable coupling system comprising:
- a base;
- a lengthwise member externally coupled to the base having a lengthwise dimension, a widthwise dimension, and a base rise dimension, wherein the only coupling between the lengthwise member and the base is a fixed lengthwise coupling parallel to the lengthwise dimension and substantially medial with respect to the widthwise dimension;
- a buckle comprising:
- a planar surface having a top and bottom;
- a first and second hooked region extending from the planar surface oriented opposite one another;
- and
- wherein the first and second hooked regions and the planar surface define a partially enclosed region corresponding to the widthwise dimension and the base rise dimension of the lengthwise member, and wherein the partially enclosed region includes a gap corresponding to the coupling between the lengthwise member and the base.
A method for releasably coupling a buckle to a base comprising the acts of:
- providing a base, a lengthwise member, and a buckle;
- independently coupling the lengthwise member to the base only via a fixed lengthwise coupling parallel to a lengthwise dimension of the lengthwise member and substantially medial with respect to a widthwise dimension of the lengthwise member, wherein the coupling defines a base rise separation between the lengthwise member and the base;
- aligning the buckle with the lengthwise and widthwise dimension of the lengthwise member;
- and
- hooking the buckle over the lengthwise member substantially encircling the lengthwise member and forming a gap corresponding to the coupling between the lengthwise member and the base;
- wherein the buckle further includes two hooked regions which together form a partially enclosed region corresponding to the base rise separation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.