US PATENT SUBCLASS 24 / 588
.~ Including receiving member having cavity and mating member having insertable projection guided to interlock thereby

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24 /   HD   BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.

572  DF  SEPARABLE-FASTENER OR REQUIRED COMPONENT THEREOF {5}
588.~ Including receiving member having cavity and mating member having insertable projection guided to interlock thereby {12}
589  DF  .~.~> Having divergent interlock means distinct from cavity or projection of its member
590  DF  .~.~> Projection or cavity rotates about axis of cavity access opening to interlock {2}
598.1  DF  .~.~> Projection passes through cavity then moves toward noninserted portion of its member to complete interlock (e.g., snap hook) {2}
602  DF  .~.~> Interlocking portion actuated or released responsive to preselected condition (e.g., heat, pressure)
603  DF  .~.~> Having electric or fluid powered, actuation or release, of interlock
604  DF  .~.~> Projection having movable connection between components thereof or variable configuration {5}
628  DF  .~.~> Projection member including noninserted spring for engaging and pushing against receiving member
629  DF  .~.~> Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity {7}
682.1  DF  .~.~> Means for mounting projection or cavity portion {7}
697.1  DF  .~.~> Plural distinct cavities or projections {1}
698.1  DF  .~.~> Hook-shaped projection member passing through cavity {2}
700  DF  .~.~> Cavity having specific shape {2}

DEFINITION

Classification: 24/588

Including receiving member having cavity and mating member having insertable projection guided to interlock thereby:

(under subclass 572) Separable-fastener* including one dissociable mating member having a cavity portion on its interlocking face and another mating member having a projecting portion on its interlocking face insertable through the access opening (i.e., the portion of the cavity defining the segment of the pathway along which the projection travels during its initial insertion) of the cavity which receives and guides the projection towards the final position it maintains when the interlocking faces of the two mating members are secured together.

(1) Note. Patents in which both interlocking members include

a cavity at least partially encompassing a portion of the opposed member's structure during their association with each other are placed in this and the indented subclasses according to the following rule: the receiving is always the member having the largest cavity which encompasses a portion of the mating structure's surface at the interlocking connection (i.e., area or mutual contact). The only exceptions to this rule are when either a (1) hook, (2) member having a closable access opening, or (3) member having a cavity with a partially encircled access opening have a portion of their structure maneuvered through a smaller cavity located on the opposed member and having a fully encircled access opening which is not intended to be fully positioned between side walls of the first member's cavity in its final interlocked position. In these situations the member having the cavity with the largest fully encircled access opening is always considered the receiving member.

(2) Note. A cavity which is proper for this and the indented subclasses may or may not have a fully encircled access opening. However, if it only partially encircles the initial segment of the projection's pathway, it must clearly limit the movement of the inserted projection in at least two directions which are perpendicular to the direction of projection travel and in opposite directions to one another at this segment in the pathway.

(3) Note. The cavity referred to in this and the indented subclasses is always the largest structural formation of the receiving member which fulfills all the requirements of (1) and (2) Notes of this subclass, and the projection referred to is always the largest projecting portion inserted within this cavity and located on the opposed member. Patents should not be placed in this and the indented subclasses on the basis of a small "cavity" or the "projection" therefor.

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459+, for a clasp* having two, interlocking, dissociable members which grip the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween.

464+, for a clasp* having inserted and receiving interlocking members connected by bendable, nonbiasing strap.