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 Patent Grant
                     
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 D471486
                     
                
             
         
    
    
        
            
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Patent Number
                    D471,486
                 
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Date Filed
                    Monday, December 10, 200123 years ago
                 
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Date Issued
                    Tuesday, March 11, 200322 years ago
                 
            
         
     
    
        
            
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Inventors
        
                 
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Original Assignees
        
                 
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Examiners
            
                    - Zarfas; Louis S.
 
                    - Andoll; Gregory
 
            
                            Agents
        
                - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
 
        
                 
            
         
     
    
        
            
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                    - 024 615
 
                    - 024 663
 
                    - 024 623
 
                    - 024 633
 
                    - 024 196
 
                    
                 
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                    Description
  
    
      
        FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle showing our new design;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along the line VI—VI of FIG. 1;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 7 is a front view of the male portion of the buckle of FIG. 1;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 8 is a rear view of the male portion;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the male portion;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the male portion;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 11 is a right side view of the male portion, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view along the line XII—XII of FIG. 7;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 13 is a front view of the female portion of the buckle;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 14 is a rear view of the female portion;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the female portion;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the female portion;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 17 is a right side view of the female portion, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional vew along the line XVIII—XVIII of FIG. 13; and,
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the male and female portions of the buckle.
      
    
  
             
            
                        Claims
        
                - The ornamental design for the buckle, as shown and described.
 
        
                        Priority Claims (1)
        
            
                
                    | Number | 
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                        | 2001-016913 | 
                        Jun 2001 | 
                        JP | 
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                            US Referenced Citations (16)