Tethered fastener
US11725690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B45/053
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A fastener for securing together articles, such as pull-tabs of a zipper, includes a gate arranged to slide in a channel in a body between a closed position, in which the gate closes the mouth of a recess in the body, and an open position, in which the mouth is open. A fixture at one end of the gate is provided for connecting a tether. A latch member prevents the gate from sliding from the closed position when in the locked position and is resiliently urged to the locked position and configured so that, in use, the latch member is pressed and moved to the unlocked position when a user grasps the body and, in the unlocked position with a tether connected to the fixture, tension in the tether tends to slide the gate to the open position.
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