with snap-action

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts > frictionally engaging surface of straps > with clamping devices > turnable clamp > with snap-action

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
Subclass:: BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A44, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

YOSHIDA KOGYO JP 1,597
YOSHIDA KOGYO 1,058
ZHEJIANG WEIXING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 596
FUJIAN SBS ZIPPER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 471
GOERTEK TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 462
GUANGDONG XIAOTIANCAI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 408
THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 278
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 267
OMEGA CH 194
APPLE US 187