The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Ykk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Fukamoto, Miyoshi, JP;
Atsuki Ito, Kasugai, JP;
Nobuhiro Yamada, Kakamigahara, JP;
Makoto Yamazaki, Kurobe, JP;
Yasuhiko Matsuda, Kurobe, JP;
Seiji Koga, Tokyo-to, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
YKK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt member includes: a strip member having an elongate shape; a fastener disposed along the longitudinal direction of the strip member; and an opening-closing device that opens or closes the fastener. For reducing a contact pressure of the belt member per unit area, the fastener is opened by the opening-closing device to unfold the belt member into a form of a wide strip so that the width of the belt member is increased. On the other hand, when the fastener is closed by the opening-closing device, the belt member takes a form of a narrow tube so that the width of the belt member is reduced.