ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,485, issued on May 27, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Sliding clasps for adjustable straps" was invented by Camille I Henrot (San Francisco) and Bryan A Cloyd (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strap may have a strip of material. Sliding clasps may be attached to ends of left and right segments of the strip. Each sliding clasp may have a slot through which one of the segments slides to adjust strap length. The strap may be coupled to an item such as a device with a battery. The sliding clasps are each in a first mode in which the sliding clasp is locked to the strip and does not allow the strip to slide...