U.S. patent application number 11/954392 was filed with the patent office on 2008-09-25 for reversible pet collar with ambidextrous buckle.
This patent application is currently assigned to ROSE AMERICA CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Sarah Bell.
Application Number | 20080229551 11/954392 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39773253 |
Filed Date | 2008-09-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080229551 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Bell; Sarah |
September 25, 2008 |
Reversible Pet Collar with Ambidextrous Buckle
Abstract
A reversible pet collar has a buckle including a rectangular
bail and a cross-bar extending between the midpoints of the top and
bottom sides of the bail. A tongue having a looped end passes
around the cross-bar, and the tip of the tongue seats alternatively
in depressions formed one either lateral side of the bail. Thus the
buckle is reversible, and a strap attached to the cross-bar and
having distinctive opposite sides can be reversed to achieve
alternative collar appearances simply by flipping the strap
180.degree. about the cross-bar.
Inventors: |
Bell; Sarah; (Rose Hill,
KS) |
Correspondence
Address: |
SHOEMAKER AND MATTARE, LTD
10 POST OFFICE ROAD - SUITE 110
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
US
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Assignee: |
ROSE AMERICA CORPORATION
Wichita
KS
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Family ID: |
39773253 |
Appl. No.: |
11/954392 |
Filed: |
December 12, 2007 |
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Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60885565 |
Jan 18, 2007 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
24/188 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44B 11/24 20130101;
Y10T 24/4065 20150115; A01K 27/00 20130101; A01K 27/001
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
24/188 |
International
Class: |
A44B 1/04 20060101
A44B001/04 |
Claims
1. A reversible pet collar comprising a strap and a buckle affixed
to the strap, said buckle having a metal bail with top, bottom,
left and right sides and a cross-bar extending between the top and
bottom sides of the bail and a tongue having a looped end that
passes around the cross-bar whereby the tongue can pivot on the
cross-bar, wherein the cross-bar extends between midpoints of the
top and bottom sides of the bail.
2. The invention of claim 1, wherein each of the left and right
sides of the bail has a central indentation adapted to receive the
tip of the tongue.
3. The invention of claim 1, wherein one end of the collar strap is
looped around the cross-bar and then is sewn to the strap near the
cross-bar, permanently retaining the bail at the end of the
strap.
4. The invention of claim 1, wherein a slot is formed in the strap
in a position such that the tongue extends through the slot,
whereby the tongue is kept substantially centered on the cross-bar
by the strap.
5. The invention of claim 1, wherein the two sides of the strap
have a different appearance so that the strap can be reversed to
achieve alternative effects by flipping the strap 180.degree. about
the cross-bar.
Description
[0001] This application claims benefit under 35 USC 119 (e) from
provisional patent application 60/885565, filed Jan. 18, 2007.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to a reversible pet collar having an
ambidextrous buckle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] An object of the invention is enable one to make a
reversible collar or belt from a strap of material having visually
distinctive opposite sides (e.g., different colors or
patterns).
[0004] This and other objects are attained by a reversible pet
collar as described below.
[0005] The buckle of this invention has a rectangular bail and a
cross-bar extending between the midpoints of the top and bottom
sides of the bail. A tongue having a looped end passes around the
cross-bar, and the tip of the tongue seats alternatively in
depressions formed one either lateral side of the bail. The buckle
is reversible, so that a strap attached to the cross-bar can be
reversed to achieve alternative collar appearances simply by
flipping the strap 180.degree. about the cross-bar.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] In the accompanying drawings,
[0007] FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a buckle embodying the
invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is an isometric view thereof, with a strap of collar
material secured to the cross-bar of the buckle and extending from
the buckle in one lateral direction, revealing on strap surface;
and
[0009] FIG. 3 is an isometric view thereof, with the strap of
collar material extending in the opposite lateral direction,
revealing the opposite surface of the strap.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0010] A reversible pet collar embodying the invention comprises a
strap 10 (FIGS. 2 and 3) and a buckle 12, which is shown in detail
in FIG. 1. The buckle 12 includes a metal bail or frame 14,
generally rectangular in shape, having a central cross-bar 16
extending between the top and bottom sides 18, 20 of the bail. Each
of the left and right sides 22, 24 of the bail has a central
indentation 26 adapted to receive the tip 28 of a tongue 30 which
has a looped end 32 that passes around the cross-bar. One end of
the collar strap 10 (FIG. 2) is looped around the cross-bar and
then is sewn at 34 to the strap near the cross-bar, permanently
retaining the bail at the end of the strap. The tongue extends
through a slot 36 formed in the strap; the tongue is kept
substantially centered on the cross-bar by the slot, but the tongue
can pivot 180.degree., its tip seating alternatively in one of the
indentations 26.
[0011] The two sides of the strap preferably have a different
appearance (e.g., different color or patterns) so that the strap
can be reversed to achieve alternative effects. With the
ambidextrous buckle described above, the reversal is done simply by
flipping the strap 180.degree. about the cross-bar (compare the
rear views, FIGS. 2 and 3). Now the collar is placed on the pet's
neck and secured by passing the tongue through one of the holes
(not shown) formed in the free end of the collar.
[0012] Since the invention is subject to modifications and
variations, it is intended that the foregoing description and the
accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as only illustrative of
the invention.
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