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US 9,066,499 B2Granted
Adjustable collar
OwnerMichael McCarren, Anthony J. Baxter +1inventors
InventorsMichael McCarren, Anthony J. Baxter, Paul Michael Elhardt
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Abstract
An adjustable collar system including a strap member having first and second ends and a housing assembly configured to slideably receive on the strap member. The housing assembly including a first end portion configured and operable to detachably engage the first end of the strap member and a second end portion configured and operable to adjustable affix to a portion of the strap member in proximity to the second end of the strap member.
Claims10
An adjustable collar, comprising:
- a. a strap having a track along at least a part of the length of an upper surface thereof and an end, wherein the track comprises a channel and has multiple engaging positions on opposed sides thereof;
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- b. a housing having a first portion for releasably securing the strap end and a pair of outwardly biased portions, the outwardly biased portions being movable into and out of pairs of multiple engaging positions for releasably engaging any pair of the multiple engaging positions along the track,
- wherein upon release of the strap end from the first portion of the housing, the housing retains its engaging position along the track, thereby maintaining sizing of the adjustable collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.