US3147607A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-05
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1982-07-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Calvano Pasquale
- 👤 Cappetti Antonio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:08
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B39/00; E05B39/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45623; Y10T24/45628; Y10T24/45634; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/0801; Y10T292/0848; Y10T292/0849; Y10T292/0854; Y10T292/48; Y10T292/505; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5009; Y10T70/5031; Y10T70/5035
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
388 words
A LOCKING BUCKLE FOR A STRAP COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BASE HAVING A TRANSVERSE STRAP RECEIVING PORTION AND AN ELONGATED SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION BEING POSITIONED BELOW THE PLANE OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, AN UPSTANDING RETAINING FLANGE AT EACH LONGITUDINAL SIDE OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, A HOUSING BENEATH SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION FIXEDLY SECURED THERETO AND HAVING ITS BOTTOM SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION, A PAIR OF UPSTANDING LATERALLY OPPOSED EARS AT THE FREE TERMINAL END OF SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION, AN ELONGATED COVER PROVIDED WITH AN UPSTANDING FLANGE ALONG EACH LONGITUDINAL SIDE EDGE THEREOF AND OF A WIDTH SUCH AS TO FIT BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, A PAIR OF LATERALLY OPPOSED DEPENDING EARS AT ONE END OF SAID COVER ARRANGED TO OVERLAP THE EARS ON SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION, A HINGE PIN INTERCONNECTING SAID PAIRS OF EARS WHEREBY TO PROVIDE FOR HINGED MOVEMENT OF THE COVER ON SAID ELONGATED BASE, SPRING MEANS ON SAID HINGE PIN FOR NORMALLY URGING SAID COVER TO OPEN POSITION, AN UPSTANDING PIN CENTRALLY POSITIONED ON SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A STRAP SEATED THEREON HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH SAID PIN PROJECTS, AN OPENING IN SAID COVER FOR RECEIVING THE END OF SAID PIN WHEN THE COVER IS CLOSED, A SPRING PRESSED LATCHING MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING, A LATCH CARRIED BY SAID COVER, A LATCH OPENING IN SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, SAID LATCH WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LATCH OPENING INTO SAID HOUSING TO BE ENGAGED BY SAID LATCHING MEANS TO LOCK SAID COVER TO SAID ELONGATED BASE, A KEY RECEIVING OPENING IN SAID COVER, A KEY SLOT IN SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION ALIGNED WITH SAID KEY RECEIVING OPENING WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED, A PUNCTURABLE SEAL SHEET PLACED IN SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION HELD IN PLACE BY SAID LATCH INSERTED THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED THEREON BY SAID COVER, AND BY THE FLANGES OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, SAID SEAL SHEET BEING EXPOSED TO VIEW THROUGH THE KEY RECEIVING OPENING IN SAID COVER AND BEING PUNCTURED BY THE INSERTION OF A CAM KEY THERETHROUGH AND INTO SAID KEY SLOT FOR DISENGAGING SAID LATCH MEANS FROM SAID LATCH TO UNLOCK SAID COVER WHEREBY TO PERMIT OPENING OF SAID BUCKLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
388 words
A LOCKING BUCKLE FOR A STRAP COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BASE HAVING A TRANSVERSE STRAP RECEIVING PORTION AND AN ELONGATED SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION BEING POSITIONED BELOW THE PLANE OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, AN UPSTANDING RETAINING FLANGE AT EACH LONGITUDINAL SIDE OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, A HOUSING BENEATH SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION FIXEDLY SECURED THERETO AND HAVING ITS BOTTOM SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION, A PAIR OF UPSTANDING LATERALLY OPPOSED EARS AT THE FREE TERMINAL END OF SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION, AN ELONGATED COVER PROVIDED WITH AN UPSTANDING FLANGE ALONG EACH LONGITUDINAL SIDE EDGE THEREOF AND OF A WIDTH SUCH AS TO FIT BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, A PAIR OF LATERALLY OPPOSED DEPENDING EARS AT ONE END OF SAID COVER ARRANGED TO OVERLAP THE EARS ON SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION, A HINGE PIN INTERCONNECTING SAID PAIRS OF EARS WHEREBY TO PROVIDE FOR HINGED MOVEMENT OF THE COVER ON SAID ELONGATED BASE, SPRING MEANS ON SAID HINGE PIN FOR NORMALLY URGING SAID COVER TO OPEN POSITION, AN UPSTANDING PIN CENTRALLY POSITIONED ON SAID STRAP RECEIVING PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A STRAP SEATED THEREON HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH SAID PIN PROJECTS, AN OPENING IN SAID COVER FOR RECEIVING THE END OF SAID PIN WHEN THE COVER IS CLOSED, A SPRING PRESSED LATCHING MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING, A LATCH CARRIED BY SAID COVER, A LATCH OPENING IN SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, SAID LATCH WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LATCH OPENING INTO SAID HOUSING TO BE ENGAGED BY SAID LATCHING MEANS TO LOCK SAID COVER TO SAID ELONGATED BASE, A KEY RECEIVING OPENING IN SAID COVER, A KEY SLOT IN SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION ALIGNED WITH SAID KEY RECEIVING OPENING WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED, A PUNCTURABLE SEAL SHEET PLACED IN SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION HELD IN PLACE BY SAID LATCH INSERTED THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED THEREON BY SAID COVER, AND BY THE FLANGES OF SAID SEAL RECEIVING PORTION, SAID SEAL SHEET BEING EXPOSED TO VIEW THROUGH THE KEY RECEIVING OPENING IN SAID COVER AND BEING PUNCTURED BY THE INSERTION OF A CAM KEY THERETHROUGH AND INTO SAID KEY SLOT FOR DISENGAGING SAID LATCH MEANS FROM SAID LATCH TO UNLOCK SAID COVER WHEREBY TO PERMIT OPENING OF SAID BUCKLE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-08 | 1968-03-09 | 1968-09-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-08 | 1972-03-09 | 1972-09-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-08 | 1976-03-09 | 1976-09-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |