| CPC A43C 11/12 (2013.01) [A43C 11/1453 (2013.01); A43C 11/1473 (2013.01); A43C 11/1486 (2013.01)] | 37 Claims |
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1. A fastening system for a wearable, the fastening system comprising:
a buckle assembly comprising:
a base comprising:
a bottom adjoining the wearable;
a top oppositely disposed from the bottom;
a pawl formed on the top; and
a first digit surface formed on the base, the first digit surface configured to receive a first force from a first digit of a hand; and
a slider slidingly engaged with the base between a first position and a second position, the slider comprising:
a second digit surface formed on the slider, the second digit surface configured to receive a second force from a second digit of the hand;
a strap comprising:
a proximal end configured to attach to the wearable;
a distal end oppositely disposed from the proximal end;
a front surface disposed between the proximal end and the distal end; a back surface parallel to and offset from the front surface; and
an array of teeth formed on the back surface, wherein the array of teeth comprise:
a portion of the array of teeth is adjacent to the wearable; and
an engaged section located between the proximal end and the distal end;
wherein the first digit surface of the base is directly adjacent to the front surface of the strap;
wherein the second digit surface of the slider is directly adjacent to the front surface of the strap;
an engaged condition wherein:
the first force and the second force are zero;
the slider is positioned at the first position;
the slider is offset from the top of the base by a first distance; and
the pawl is adjoining the array of teeth; and
a released condition wherein:
the first force and the second force are equal and opposite;
the slider is positioned at the second position;
the slider is offset from the top of the base by a second distance that is greater than the first distance; and
the strap is free-to-move relative to the buckle assembly.
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