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US 9,700,107 B1Granted
Fastening structure
OwnerFabio de Andradeinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a fastening structure which enables objects to be easily removeably coupled, and enables a smooth slideable coupling and decoupling. The fastening structure includes a male and female component. The male component is cross shaped with a wing member and cross bar member. The female component has a complementary structure with an elongate slot and cross groove, such that the male component is slideably received and mated.
Claims14
A fastening structure for fastening a plurality of objects to each other, the fastening structure comprising:
- a first slideable component being elongate about a longitudinal axis and having a front face, an first member being elongate about a generally vertical axis and having first and second opposed sides, a second member being elongate about a generally perpendicular angle to the vertical axis and having first and second opposed sides, the second member being located on the at least one of the first and second sides of the first member, such that both first and second sides of the second member engage the at least one of the first and second sides of the first member, a first space is created adjacent the at least one of the first and second side of the first member and the first side of the second member and a second space is created adjacent the at least one of the first and second side of the first member and the second side of the second member, each of the first and second members extending along a first length about the longitudinal axis;
- a second slideable component being elongate about the longitudinal axis and having a front face, a first slot being elongate about the generally vertical axis and defining first and second opposed interior sides, a second slot being elongate about the generally perpendicular angle to the vertical axis and defining first and second opposed interior sides, such that both first and second sides of the second slot engage at least one of the first and second interior sides of the first slot, each of the first and second elongate slots extending along a second length about the longitudinal axis, and wherein
- the first and second slideable components being engaged and slideably movable relative to each other along the respective first and second lengths thereof, one of said first and second slideable components receiving the other of said first and second slideable components whereby the first member and second members are situated within the first and second slots, respectively, and
- wherein at least one of the first and second slideable components further include a retaining structure such that the retaining structure mates within a groove on the other respective component such that the first and second slideable components resist separation from each other.
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A shoe strap separate from a shoe, the shoe strap and shoe each having a fastening structure for fastening to each other, the fastening structure comprising:
- a first slideable component being elongate about a longitudinal axis and having a front face, an first member being elongate about a generally vertical axis and having first and second opposed sides, a second member being elongate about a generally perpendicular angle to the vertical axis and having first and second opposed sides, the second member being located on the at least one of the first and second sides of the first member, such that both first and second sides of the second member engage the at least one of the first and second sides of the first member, a first space is created adjacent the at least one of the first and second side of the first member and the first side of the second member and a second space is created adjacent the at least one of the first and second side of the first member and the second side of the second member, each of the first and second members extending along a first length about the longitudinal axis;
- a second slideable component being elongate about the longitudinal axis and having a front face, a first slot being elongate about the generally vertical axis and defining first and second opposed interior sides, a second slot being elongate about the generally perpendicular angle to the vertical axis and defining first and second opposed interior sides, such that both first and second sides of the second slot engage at least one of the first and second interior sides of the first slot, each of the first and second elongate slots extending along a second length about the longitudinal axis, and wherein the first and second slideable components being engaged and slideably movable relative to each other along the respective first and second lengths thereof, one of said first and second slideable components receiving the other of said first and second slideable components whereby the first member and second members are situated within the first and second slots, respectively, and
- wherein at least one of the first and second slideable components further include a retaining structure such that the retaining structure mates within a groove on the other respective component such that the first and second slideable components resist separation from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.