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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:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher A. J. Iannello, Rollings Meadows, IL (US);
Martin J. Nilsen, Hampshire, IL (US);
Michael B. Grimm, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 11/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/25 (2006.01); A44B 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 11/2592 (2013.01); A44B 11/266 (2013.01); Y10T 24/40 (2015.01);
Abstract
A latching buckle assembly wherein one buckle component includes a removable cross-bar adapted to receive an attachment strap in looped relation. The cross-bar is adapted to hold the attachment strap in place during use while permitting free relative rotation. When the cross-bar is removed, the webbing can be disengaged from the buckle member to facilitate replacement if required.