Locking belt

{
  "publication_number": "US3777586A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Locking belt",
  "abstract": "A belt for automobiles, machinery, belt-driven tools, implements and items that have use for pulley driven belts, and the like. This belt includes a toothed and pronged male member which will be inserted into a hollow toothed female so as to effectively secure the ends together in order to form a continuous belt. More than one length of belt can be inserted into each other to form any desired length needed.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A locking belt for automobiles, machinery and the like, comprising a tooth male member strip with prongs for being forcibly entered into a hollow female member, a plurality of hollow hinged teeth carried by said female member, a plurality of solid hinged teeth carried by said male strip for flexability when said belt is on said pulleys.",
    "2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein, one end of said belt to be joined to the opposite end is provided with said male strip having a plurality of teeth extending outwardly from its prong ends for engagement with hollow teeth of said female strip.",
    "3. The combination according to claim 1, wherein, the pronged end of said male strip includes a triangular space defined by said prongs, which enables said prongs to be forced together when entering said female strip said prongs will expand so that said teeth of male strip will matingly engage with the peripheral shape of the hollow teeth of said female strip thus preventing said ends of belt from being separated.",
    "4. The combination according to claim 1, wherein male and female hinged teeth are imbedded within belt and female hollow teeth are open at each end to accept flexible male prongs.",
    "5. The combination according to claim 4, wherein imbedded teeth are provided with a male and female hinge connection."
  ],
  "cpc": [
    "F16G 7/00"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "STIRTON A"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1971-05-13",
  "publication_date": "1973-12-11",
  "grant_date": "1973-12-11",
  "priority_date": "1971-05-13",
  "application_number": "US-3777586D-A",
  "family_id": "22502608",
  "citations": [
    "GB712116A",
    "US1615008A",
    "US2038469A",
    "US328862A",
    "US3627362A",
    "US796688A"
  ]
}