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Clasping device
Assignee: Ryusyo Industrial Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-31
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Granted: 1984-06-05
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Expires: 2001-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A clasping device which has a body and a manipulatable lever pivotally connected to the body. The body has at least two connecting members extending between a pair of side plate members thereof, one of the connecting members can contact a strap connected to the lever means during the usual use to firmly hold the lever in a locked position. The other of the connecting members can contact the strap when the assembly of the body and the lever is turned upside down, to hold the lever in the locked position. A large part of the lever is housed in the pair of side plate members of the body substantially in parallel to the body in the locked position, whereby the construction of the assembly is easy to handle and so firm as to be resistant to any big loads.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Kawahara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:34
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16G; F16G11/00; F16G11/12; A; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/02; A44B11/06; A44B11/12; A44B11/125; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/21; Y10T24/2102; Y10T24/2117; Y10T24/2143; Y10T24/2175; Y10T24/31; Y10T24/318
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
397 words
A clasping device comprising: a body having a pair of side plate members in side by side spaced relation and two connecting members extending between said plate members and connecting said plate members; a first hook connected to a first end of said body, said connecting members extending between said plate members at a second end of said body remote from said first member, said connecting members being spaced for defining a clearance therebetween; a manipulatable lever means pivotally connected to said body for movement between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lever means having a pair of lever members connected to each other in spaced relation and each having an end inserted in the space between said side plate members of the body, a strap connecting member and a strap pressing member extending between said lever members, the lever members being pivotally connected to corresponding side plate members at a point offset from said strap pressing member; and a flexible strap having a second hook connected thereto, said strap being connected around strap connecting member and having parallel portions extending around said strap pressing member and between the strap pressing member and the axis of the pivotal connections of the lever members to the side plate members and between said connecting members, said strap pressing member, when said lever means is in the locked position, pressing said strap for securing said strap in said clasping device and, when said lever means is in the unlocked position, releasing said strap for permitting movement of said strap around said strap connecting member, said connecting members being positioned on said body with one connecting member more remote from said strap connecting and strap pressing members for, when said body is in a normal upright position, causing said strap portions extending between said connecting members to engage only the connecting member which is closer to said strap connecting and strap pressing members and, when said body is in an upside down position, to cause said strap portions to engage only the connecting member which is more remote from said strap connecting and strap pressing members, and the path of said strap portions in both positions being kept between said strap pressing member and said axis of the pivotal connections for exerting a turning force on said lever means tending to pivot said lever means to the locked position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
397 words
A clasping device comprising: a body having a pair of side plate members in side by side spaced relation and two connecting members extending between said plate members and connecting said plate members; a first hook connected to a first end of said body, said connecting members extending between said plate members at a second end of said body remote from said first member, said connecting members being spaced for defining a clearance therebetween; a manipulatable lever means pivotally connected to said body for movement between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lever means having a pair of lever members connected to each other in spaced relation and each having an end inserted in the space between said side plate members of the body, a strap connecting member and a strap pressing member extending between said lever members, the lever members being pivotally connected to corresponding side plate members at a point offset from said strap pressing member; and a flexible strap having a second hook connected thereto, said strap being connected around strap connecting member and having parallel portions extending around said strap pressing member and between the strap pressing member and the axis of the pivotal connections of the lever members to the side plate members and between said connecting members, said strap pressing member, when said lever means is in the locked position, pressing said strap for securing said strap in said clasping device and, when said lever means is in the unlocked position, releasing said strap for permitting movement of said strap around said strap connecting member, said connecting members being positioned on said body with one connecting member more remote from said strap connecting and strap pressing members for, when said body is in a normal upright position, causing said strap portions extending between said connecting members to engage only the connecting member which is closer to said strap connecting and strap pressing members and, when said body is in an upside down position, to cause said strap portions to engage only the connecting member which is more remote from said strap connecting and strap pressing members, and the path of said strap portions in both positions being kept between said strap pressing member and said axis of the pivotal connections for exerting a turning force on said lever means tending to pivot said lever means to the locked position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ends of the lever members have respective guide portions formed around the strap pressing member for preventing the strap passing around the pressing member from getting over the peripheral edge of the respective lever members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strap connecting member and the strap pressing member are respectively made of stainless material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strap pressing member has a roughened surface for avoiding any frictional slip between the strap pressing member and the strap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pin pivotally connecting said first hook to said side plate members of the body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second flexible strap connecting the first hook to said side plate members of the body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising connecting metal members connecting the first hook to said side plate members of the body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of said connecting members between said side plate members of the body is a bridge plate integral with said side plate members.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strap connecting member and the strap pressing member are cross pins extending between said lever members.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strap connecting member and strap pressing member are each a bridge plate integral with said lever members, the opposite side edge portions of the bridge plate which is the strap connecting member being respectively bent outwards and curled to form a substantial B-shape in cross-section, and one side edge portion of the other bridge plate which is the strap pressing member and which edge is near said guide portion of the levers being bent inwardly at an acute angle to form a substantially V-shaped cross-section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a further bridge plate connecting said guide portions of the lever members and integral with the lever members.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
138 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strap connecting member and strap pressing member are each a bridge plate integral with said lever members, the first bridge plate constituting the strap connecting member having a first cover plate rigidly secured on the inner surface thereof, one edge portion of the first cover plate toward the other bridge plate being outwardly bent at an obtuse angle, the opposite edge portion of the first cover plate being outwardly bent into C-shape, the second bridge plate constituting said strap pressing member having a second cover plate rigidly secured on the outer surface thereof, one edge portion of the second cover plate toward said guide portions of the lever members being inwardly bent at an acute angle, and the opposite edge portion being inwardly bent at an obtuse angle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end portions of the side plates of the body near the second hook have inwardly recessed portions, the space between the inner surfaces of the recessed portions having substantially the same width as the space between the inner surfaces of the lever members.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
A clasping device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a coupling member connected to the second hook and having an aperture therein, said strap having one end portion connected to the connecting member at the lower position after having been loosely passed through the aperture in said coupling member.
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