10results about "General fasteners" patented technology

A reel-type closure device for various articles, such as braces, medical devices, shoes, clothing, apparel, and the like.SOLUTION: The reel-type closure device includes a housing, a tension member, a spool rotatably disposed within the housing, and a tightening component disposed axially above and operatively coupled with the spool, wherein operation of the tightening component causes the spool to rotate within the housing to wind the tension member around the spool. The reel-type closure device also includes a coupling piece that is separate from the tension member and frictionally engages a distal end of the tension member such that the coupling piece is removably secured to the tension member. The spool component includes a coupling mechanism and the coupling component is disposed within the coupling mechanism to attach the tension member to the spool.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide a connecting device capable of placing connecting parts on each other in a simple and easy manner and holding them securely and firmly at a connecting position. The coupling device 1 comprises a first base body 20, a first coupling part 2 having engagement protrusions 240, 241 firmly arranged on the body 20, a second base body 30, and a second coupling part 3 having an engagement portion 341 firmly arranged on the second base body and attachable to the first coupling part in a closing direction X. The first coupling part comprises a first magnetic device 21, and the second coupling part comprises a second magnetic device 31, which cooperate by magnetic attraction in the closing direction X to assist the first coupling part and the second coupling part in attaching to each other. The first coupling part has blocking portions 236, 238 which interact with the second coupling part in the coupling position to block the engagement of the engagement portion 341 with at least one engagement protrusion 240, 241 in the opposite direction to the engagement direction Y.

A spool-based closure device includes a housing, a tension member, a spool rotatably positioned within the housing, and a tightening member positioned axially above and operably coupled with the spool such that operation of the tightening member rotates the spool within the housing to cause the tension member to wind around the spool. The reel-based closure device also includes a coupling member separate from the tension member and frictionally engaged with a distal end of the tension member such that the coupling member is removably secured to the tension member. The spool component includes a coupling feature within which the coupling component is positioned to attach the tension member to the spool.

A connection arrangement for use with a wearable body harness has a first connector having a body with a first portion of a locking mechanism and a second connector having a body with a second portion of the locking mechanism. The first portion of the locking mechanism has a tab connected to the body of the first connector and a slot having a first portion extending through the body of the first connector and a second portion extending through the tab. The second portion of the locking mechanism has a tongue configured for being received through the first portion of the slot, and an intermediate connecting element having a first end connected to the body of the second connector and a second end connected to the tongue. The second end of the intermediate connecting element is offset from the body of the second connector.

The switch clasp comprises a first part (1) and a second part (2). The first part (1) comprises a fastening structure adapted to secure the first part to a first item. The second part (2) comprises a fastening structure adapted to secure the second part to a second item, the second part having an attraction portion adapted to attract a complementary attraction portion on the first part when the first and second parts are engaged. At least one of the first part (1) and second part (2) comprises a sensor responsive to engagement and disengagement of the first and second parts switching from a first condition to a second condition, whereby a signal corresponding to the condition is output.

To provide a clasp that can function as an electrical switch. [Solution] The switch clasp comprises a first component (1) and a second component (2). The first component (1) comprises a fastening structure adapted to secure the first component to a first article. The second component (2) comprises a fastening structure adapted to secure the second component to a second article, the second component having a pull portion adapted to pull a complementary pull portion in the first component when the first and second components are engaged. At least one of the first component (1) and the second component (2) comprises a sensor that responds to the engagement and disengagement of the first and second components switching from a first condition to a second condition, and outputs a signal corresponding to the condition.

A button system containing two pieces that snap and lock together to fasten multiple articles of clothing. The top piece is made of three distinct parts: a detachable ridged color-coded cover, a fastener that attaches said cover to a rotatable hinged plate, and a fastener that secures all three pieces of the top piece. The bottom piece is also made up of three distinct parts: a plate to receive the hinges from the top piece, a curved structure that connects the hinge / cavity plates to the article of clothing, and a rivet that attaches to the article of clothing and the snap and lock invention.