US 11,864,635 B2
Securement device
Richard Lucius Benson, Kensington (AU); Kieran Simon Lachlan Ball, Kensington (AU); Marcellino Kennyjie, Kensington (AU); and Charles Wijaya Ng, Kensington (AU)
Assigned to ORBITKEY PROJECTS PTY LTD, South Yarra (AU)
Filed by Orbitkey Pty. Ltd., Kensington (AU)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,077.
Prior Publication US 2023/0121637 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A44B 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A44B 15/005 (2013.01) [A44B 15/002 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article comprising:
a ring comprising coplanar facing ends separated by a space;
a housing having a pathway therethrough; and
a lock member positioned at least partially within the housing, wherein the lock member comprises a neck having a width narrower than the space and a body adjacent the neck, the body having at least a portion thereof that is wider than the space;
wherein the article is configured to reversibly transition between a first configuration and a second configuration by passing the body of the lock member through the space upon application of an external force;
the first configuration being defined by the neck at least partially engaging the space with the body being located outside a perimeter of the ring such that the ring is prevented from translating through the housing; and
the second configuration being defined by the body being located within the perimeter of the ring such that the ring is translatable through the pathway of the housing.