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 Patent Grant
                     
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 D456743
                     
                
             
         
    
    
        
            
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Patent Number
                    D456,743
                 
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Date Filed
                    Wednesday, March 28, 200124 years ago
                 
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Date Issued
                    Tuesday, May 7, 200223 years ago
                 
            
         
     
    
        
            
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Inventors
        
                 
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Original Assignees
        
                 
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                - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
 
        
                 
            
         
     
    
        
            
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                    - D11 234
 
                    - 024 196
 
                    - 024 616
 
                    - 024 625
 
                    - 024 650
 
                    
                 
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                    Description
  
    
      
        FIG. 1 is a front view of a buckle according to the present invention.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 2 is a plan view of the buckle of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 3 is a right side view of the buckle of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 4 is a rear view of the buckle of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 5 is a base view of the buckle of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6—6 of FIG. 3.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7—7 of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 8 is a front view of a male member of the buckle of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 9 is a plan view of the male member of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 10 is a right side view of the male member of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 11 is a rear view of the male member of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 12 is a base view of the male member of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 13—13 of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 14—14 of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 15—15 of FIG. 8.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 16—16 of FIG. 10.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 17 is a front view of a female member of the buckle of FIG. 1.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 18 is a plan view of the female member of FIG. 17.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 19 is a right side view of the female member of FIG. 17.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 20 is a rear view of the female member of FIG. 17.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 21 is a base view of the female member of FIG. 17.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22—22 of FIG. 17.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 23—23 of FIG. 17.
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 24—24 of FIG. 19; and,
      
    
    
      
        FIG. 25 is an explanatory view showing the buckle of FIG. 1 in use.
      
    
    
      
        The broken line showing in FIG. 25 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
      
    
  
             
            
                        Claims
        
                - The ornamental design for a buckle, as shown and described.
 
        
                        Priority Claims (1)
        
            
                
                    | Number | 
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                        | 2000-027468 | 
                        Sep 2000 | 
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                            US Referenced Citations (5)