Buckle

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a buckle comprising a male member, a female member and a retainer for the female member, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line IV--IV in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line V--V in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a combination of the female member and the retainer thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the combination thereof;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the combination thereof, taken along line IX--IX in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the combination thereof, taken along line X--X in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the combination thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the combination thereof;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the female member thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the female member thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the female member thereof;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the female member thereof, taken along line XVI--XVI in FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the female member thereof, taken along line XVII--XVII in FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the female member thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view of the female member thereof;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the male member thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view of the male member thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view of the male member thereof;

FIG. 23 is a sectional view of the male member thereof, taken along line XXIII--XXIII in FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a sectional view of the male member thereof, taken along line XXIV--XXIV in FIG. 22;

FIG. 25 is a left side elevational view of the male member thereof; and,

FIG. 26 is a right side elevational view of the male member thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a buckle, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Ueno; Eiji (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee:	Nifco Inc. (Yokohama, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/002,944
Filed:	December 23, 1992

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 24, 1992 [JP]			4-18488

Current U.S. Class:	D11/216; D11/218
Field of Search:	;24/633A,631,616,200,196,163R ;294/467 ;D11/200,216,218,212

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D264766	June 1982	Huff
D303233	September 1989	Jang
D329210	September 1992	Cullmann
D340886	November 1993	Anscher
D341105	November 1993	Lovato

Primary Examiner: Word; A. Hugo
Assistant Examiner: Seifert; R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt