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Buckle

Granted 10 Jun 2003 · no office action yet

Assignee: Nifco Inc.

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Inventors: Manabu Yoshiguchi · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/164,297
filed 23 Jul 2002
Publication
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US D475654
granted 10 Jun 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being symmetrical to the top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a female member of the buckle shown separately for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the female member shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the female member shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the female member shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the female member shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the female member shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a male member of the buckle shown separately for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the male member shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the male member shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the male member shown in FIG. 12; and,

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the male member shown in FIG. 12.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D11/216

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