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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:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry J. Austin, Houston, TX (US);
Patrick J. Novak, North Liberty, IA (US);
Assignee:
Capital Safety Inc., Red Wing, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 1/100 ;
Abstract
A buckle includes a first assembly and a second assembly which are selectively latched to one another. Each assembly includes a keeper and a latch secured between a pair of first and second outer plates. The two assemblies are identical in construction and configured to selectively interlock in a manner that provides a reliable buckle.