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US4149540:
Separable cinch fastener
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Hasslinger, Russell; Wyckoff, NJ
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| Assignee: |
Velcro USA Inc., New York, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
1979-04-17
/ 1976-08-18
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| Application Number: |
US1976000715510
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 17/132;
IPC-7:
A61B 17/12;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61B17/132G;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
606/203;
024/016.R;
128/DIG.015;
Original:
128/327;
024/016.R;
128/DIG.15;
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| Field of Search: |
024/16 R,17 A,17 B,204
128/327,DIG. 15
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| Priority Number: |
| 1976-08-18 |
US1976000715510 |
| 1975-07-02 |
US1975000592600 |
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| Abstract: |
A separable fastening device is disclosed which is adapted to encompass at least one member in gripped relation and to facilitate the simultaneous application of cinching and fastening forces which place the fastener in tension and are uniquely retained in the fastening device. The fastening device has a first flexible strap having on one surface a plurality of upstanding hook and loop-type engaging elements, a second strap having on a surface opposite the first surface, a plurality of mating upstanding hook and loop-type engaging elements, with means being provided to connect the first and second straps, and retaining means connected to the free end of the first strap, the retaining means defining an opening configured to receive the free end of the second strap. The opposed positions of the mating engaging elements are such that when the fastening device is positioned about the member with the free end of the second strap extended through the retaining means, at least retaining the retaining means in a fixed position and applying cinching forces to the free end of the second strap, causes the device to grip the member, and simultaneously pressing the surfaces of mating engaging elements in face-to-face relation provides face-to-face engagement of the strap portions to retain the grip thereby applied. In the preferred embodiment the separable fastening device comprises a tourniquet utilizing a retaining means either in the form of a pull-ring or a relatively short retaining strap to retain one end of the fastening strap while the other end is cinched.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pennie & Edmonds ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Michell, Robert W.; Thaler, Michael H.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of my co-pending U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 592,600, filed July 2, 1975, now abandoned.
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A separable fastening device adapted to encompass at least one member in gripped relation which comprises a cinch strap including a main flexible strap portion having on one surface of a first strap section, a plurality of resilient engaging elements upstanding therefrom and on an opposite surface of a second strap section adjacent to the first strap section, a plurality of mating engaging elements upstanding therefrom such that the engaging elements of each surface of said strap sections face in opposite directions, a retaining strap connected to the main strap portion at a first end portion thereof and adapted to be gripped by hand, the second end of said main strap portion being free, relatively rigid means to connect the retaining strap to the main strap portion said connecting means including an opening configured to receive the free end portion of the main strap portion, a barrier member connected to the first end portion of said main strap portion and dimensioned to extend across at least a portion of said opening, the adjacent opposed mating engaging elements of said strap sections being positioned relative to each other such that when the main strap portion is positioned about the member with the free end portion extending through the opening of said retaining means and the engaging elements of the opposed surfaces placed in face-to-face relation, at least retaining said retaining means in a substantially fixed position while applying cinching forces to the free end portion of said main strap portion, will cause the cinch strap to grip the member while substantially simultaneously pressing the surfaces of mating engaging elements of the opposed surfaces together will provide progressively increasing face-to-face engagement of the strap portions to retain the grip thereby applied by said main strap portion, and said barrier member provides a separative layer between the opening of said retaining means and the gripped member.
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