Global Patent Index - EP 3858513 A1

EP 3858513 A1 20210804 - A STRAP BUCKLE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A STRAP BUCKLE

Title (en)

A STRAP BUCKLE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A STRAP BUCKLE

Title (de)

RIEMENSCHNALLE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER SOLCHEN RIEMENSCHNALLE

Title (fr)

BOUCLE DE SANGLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE TELLE BOUCLE DE SANGLE

Publication

EP 3858513 A1 20210804 (EN)

Application

EP 21154070 A 20210128

Priority

NL 2024780 A 20200128

Abstract (en)

A buckle manufactured from a single piece of wire having a first U-shaped portion including a first distal leg (12) formed from one end of the piece of wire, a first proximal leg (14) and a first bight (15); a second U-shaped portion including a second distal leg (13) formed from the other end of the piece of wire, a second proximal leg (16) and a second bight (17); an intermediate wire portion (18) connecting the proximal leg of each U-shaped portion; the two proximal legs (14, 16) and intermediate wire portion (18) lying in a first plane of the buckle and having a U-shaped configuration; the two distal legs (12, 13) lying parallel to each other in a second plane of the buckle and parallel to the two proximal legs (14, 16); the bights (15, 17) extending from the first plane to the second plane, wherein flattened tracks (5) are provided on the first and second distal legs (12, 13).

IPC 8 full level

B21F 1/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/02 (2006.01); A44B 11/24 (2006.01); B21F 45/00 (2006.01); B21F 45/16 (2006.01); B65D 63/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A44B 11/065 (2013.01); A44B 11/18 (2013.01); B21F 1/00 (2013.01); B21F 1/004 (2013.01); B21F 45/00 (2013.01); B21F 45/16 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 3377666 A 19680416 - SHERMAN NATHANIEL H

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3858513 A1 20210804; EP 3858513 B1 20230726; EP 3858513 C0 20230726; NL 2024780 B1 20210909

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21154070 A 20210128; NL 2024780 A 20200128