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Band with buckle

Assignee: Nifco Inc
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Filing: 1986-04-18
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Granted: 1988-04-05
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Expires: 2006-04-18
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Abstract

Abstract A band for binding articles comprises a band body having a plurality of ridges provided in a row at a fixed pitch and a buckle integral with one end of the band body and having an insertion hole and a plurality of elastic locking members extending through the insertion hole and provided with respective locking pawls staggered with respect to one another. When the band body is inserted through the insertion hole of the buckle, the locking ridges of the band body are locked to one of the elastic locking members in the buckle. It is thus possible to fine-adjust the locking state of the band body.

Inventors

  • 👤 Seiji Hirano
  • 👤 Youji Sato

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 18:32
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L3/00; F16L3/22; F16L3/23; F16L3/233; F16L3/2332; F16L3/2334; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1498

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
A band comprising a strip-like band body and a buckle integral with one end of said band body, said band body having a plurality of locking ridges formed on one surface, said ridges extending at right angles to the longitudinal direction of said band body and arranged in a row at a fixed pitch, said buckle having an insertion hole and a plurality of laterally spaced elastic locking members extending through said insertion hole from an inlet side thereof to an outlet side thereof, said elastic locking members being integral with the side wall of said insertion hole, said plurality of elastic locking members each being provided with a plurality of locking pawls, the locking pawls on the respective locking members being staggered with respect to one another in the direction of insertion through said insertion hole by an amount corresponding to one half the pitch of said locking ridges, whereby said pawls on the respective locking members respectively alternately engage said ridges and rest at intermediate positions on said ridges for fine adjustment of said body in said buckle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
A band comprising a strip-like band body and a buckle integral with one end of said band body, said band body having a plurality of locking ridges formed on one surface, said ridges extending at right angles to the longitudinal direction of said band body and arranged in a row at a fixed pitch, said buckle having an insertion hole and a plurality of laterally spaced elastic locking members extending through said insertion hole from an inlet side thereof to an outlet side thereof, said elastic locking members being integral with the side wall of said insertion hole, said plurality of elastic locking members each being provided with a plurality of locking pawls, the locking pawls on the respective locking members being staggered with respect to one another in the direction of insertion through said insertion hole by an amount corresponding to one half the pitch of said locking ridges, whereby said pawls on the respective locking members respectively alternately engage said ridges and rest at intermediate positions on said ridges for fine adjustment of said body in said buckle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
The band according to claim 1, which further comprises a guide provided on each side wall of said insertion hole of said buckle for guiding said band body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
The band according to claim 1, which further comprises a locking leg depending from the underside of said buckle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The band according to claim 3, which further comprises a pair of spring members extending from said buckle underside on the opposite sides of said locking leg.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
The band according to claim 1, wherein said elastic locking members have respective extensions serving as operating pieces.

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