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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:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rue Leitzke, Hustisford, WI (US);
Harry Swenson, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Roman Baus, Rubicon, WI (US);
Frank Lodi, Niles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pivot Point, Inc., Hustisford, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B / ; A45F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
24-313 ; 24-36 ; 24 1 / ; 24 3 / ;
Abstract
A retaining mechanism or lanyard for retaining a connecting member proximate to a point of connection. A flexible elongated member has an eyelet or loop on a first end, a connector having a connecting pin on the opposite end and a receptacle in between. The connecting member is placed between the connector and receptacle after which the connector is snap fit into the receptacle. The lanyard has unitary construction from a plastic material and requires no additional components during fabrication.