US PATENT SUBCLASS 24 / 701
.~.~.~ Including closed elongated access opening for guiding transverse projection travel after insertion

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24 /   HD   BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.

572  DF  SEPARABLE-FASTENER OR REQUIRED COMPONENT THEREOF {5}
588  DF  .~ Including receiving member having cavity and mating member having insertable projection guided to interlock thereby {12}
700  DF  .~.~ Cavity having specific shape {2}
701.~.~.~ Including closed elongated access opening for guiding transverse projection travel after insertion

DEFINITION

Classification: 24/701

Including closed elongated access opening for guiding transverse projection travel after insertion:

(under subclass 700) Receiving member including a structural formation with connected walls which (a) fully encircle the access path of the projection into the cavity, and (b) have a configuration with one dimension of greater length than the corresponding dimension of the projection in its inserted attitude to allow the projection after insertion therethrough to abruptly change its direction of movement an bodily travel a significant distance along the encircling walls in a path which is transverse to the access path to complete interlock.

(1) Note. The distance traveled by the projection during its transverse movement should be at least half of the projection's length in its corresponding dimension to be considered significant.

(2) Note. One of the encircling walls may be formed by a portion of the structure-to-be-secured* connected to the other walls.

(3) Note. If no abrupt change in travel direction is necessary by the projection after it's insertion through the access opening to complete interlock, then it is not proper in this subclass.

(4) Note. A minor gap in the access opening encircling wall which does not allow any of the projection member's structure to pass therethrough is still considered to be "fully encircling" and proper for this subclass.

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666+, for similar art having a resiliently biased interlocking component or segment.