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Buckle

Granted 2 May 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Nifco Inc.

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Inventors: Manabu Yoshiguchi · Examiner: Ralf Seifert · AU 294 · TC 2900

Application
105355
filed 24 May 1999
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US D423985
granted 2 May 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof in a state that a male member thereof and a female member thereof are detached from each other and separately shown;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the female member of the buckle shown separately for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view thereof being symmetrical to the right side view;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the male member of the buckle shown separately for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being symmetrical to the right side view;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D11/218

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