US 9,516,924 B2 · Fastening arrangement with interlocking members

Abstract

A fastening arrangement comprises a first fastening member connected to a first strap and a second fastening member connected to a second strap. The first fastening member includes a first surface comprising at least one first interlocking member. The second fastening member includes a channel positioned between a second surface and a biasing member. The channel is configured to receive the first fastening member with the first surface facing the second surface. The second surface includes at least one second interlocking member configured to engage the first interlocking member in a manner that blocks the first interlocking member from moving relative to the second interlocking member in at least one direction. The biasing member is configured to urge the first interlocking member into engagement with the second interlocking member when the first fastening member is inserted into the channel of the second fastening member.

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Dependent claims

A fastening arrangement comprising:

a first fastening member including a first surface comprising an array of first interlocking members projecting from the first surface;
and
a second fastening member including a channel positioned between a second surface and a resilient biasing member, the channel configured to receive the first fastening member along an insertion direction with the first surface facing the second surface, the second surface comprising an array of second interlocking members projecting from the second surface, the second interlocking members configured to engage the array of first interlocking members in a manner that blocks the array of first interlocking members from moving relative to the array of second interlocking members in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the resilient biasing member configured to urge the array of first interlocking members into engagement with the array of second interlocking members when the first fastening member is inserted into the channel of the second fastening member.

A fastening arrangement comprising:

first fastening member including a first surface comprising an array of first teeth projecting from the first surface, the array of first teeth including a first plurality of first teeth aligned along an insertion direction and second plurality of first teeth aligned along a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction;
and
a second fastening member including a channel positioned between a second surface and a resilient biasing member, the channel configured to receive the first fastening member along the insertion direction with the first surface facing the second surface, the second surface comprising an array of second teeth projecting from the second surface, the second teeth including a first plurality of second teeth aligned along the insertion direction and second plurality of second teeth aligned along the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the resilient biasing member configured to urge the array of first teeth into engagement with the array of second teeth when the first fastening member is inserted into the channel of the second fastening member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fastening arrangement with interlocking members

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Fastening arrangement with interlocking members

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Abstract

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