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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory S Patterson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark G Welsh, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Turtle Snaps, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
245985 ; 24602 ;
Abstract
A fastener that receives and secures an object at one end, such as a rope, cable or line, and releases the object in response to a force or load applied to an opposite end. The releasing feature is adjustable in reference to the force or load required on the opposite end to activate the release of the secured object. The fastener may be manually operated to release the secured object with a lesser force than is required to activate the releasing feature.