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Magnetic fastener

Granted 5 Dec 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Application Art Laboratories Co., Ltd.

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Inventors: Yoshihiro Aoki · Examiner: Ralf Seifert · AU 294 · TC 2900

Application
104016
filed 27 Apr 1999
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US D434644
granted 5 Dec 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a magnetic fastener showing my new design, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the front member shown in FIG. 1, detached from the rear member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 5, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the rear member of the magnetic fastener shown in FIG. 1, detached from the front member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 9, with the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of a magnetic fastener showing a second embodiment of my new design, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 13, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of the front member of FIG. 13, detached from the rear member, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 18 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 17, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of the rear member of FIG. 13, detached from the front member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 21, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a front elevational view of a magnetic fastener showing a third embodiment of my new design, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 26 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 25, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view of the front member of FIG. 25, detached from the rear member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 30 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 29, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view of FIG. 29;

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 29;

FIG. 33 is a front elevational view of the rear member of FIG. 25, detached from the front member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 34 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 33, with the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 35 is a top plan view of FIG. 33;

FIG. 36 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 33;

FIG. 37 is a front elevational view of a magnetic fastener showing a fourth embodiment of my new design, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 38 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 37, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 39 is a top plan view of FIG. 37;

FIG. 40 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 37;

FIG. 41 is a front elevational view of the front member of FIG. 37, detached from the rear member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 42 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 41, the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 43 is a top plan view of FIG. 41;

FIG. 44 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 41;

FIG. 45 is a front elevational view of the rear member of FIG. 37, detached from the front member, with the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 46 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 45, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 47 is a top plan view of FIG. 45; and,

FIG. 48 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 45.

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