Web-adjustment housing for a buckle assembly

A buckle member of a buckle assembly, the buckle member comprising:

• a mating interface for mating with another mating interface of another buckle member;
• and
• a web-adjustment housing connected to the mating interface, wherein the web-adjustment housing comprises:
• opposed laterals walls;
• a receiving crossbar extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein the receiving crossbar includes a ledge that extends in a first direction at a first angle with respect to a plane that contains or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the buckle member;
• a securing crossbar extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein a receiving channel is defined between the receiving crossbar and the securing crossbar, wherein the securing crossbar includes an apex and a surface that extends in a second direction at a second angle with respect to the plane;
• a plurality of first retaining members extending from the receiving crossbar into the receiving channel towards the securing crossbar;
• a plurality of second retaining members extending from the securing crossbar into the receiving channel towards the receiving crossbar,
• wherein each of the plurality of first retaining members and the plurality of second retaining members comprises an angled surface that is parallel to the ledge;
• and
• a strut extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein a release channel is defined between the securing crossbar and the strut, wherein the receiving channel and the release channel define at least a portion of a web channel configured to adjustably retain webbing, and wherein the receiving channel connects to the release channel proximate to the apex.

A web-adjustment housing of a buckle member, the web-adjustment housing connected to a mating interface for mating with another mating interface of another buckle member, the web-adjustment housing comprising:

• opposed laterals walls;
• a receiving crossbar extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein the receiving crossbar includes a ledge that extends in a first direction at a first angle with respect to a plane that contains or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the buckle member;
• a securing crossbar extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein a receiving channel is defined between the receiving crossbar and the securing crossbar, wherein the securing crossbar includes a surface that extends in a second direction at a second angle with respect to the plane, wherein the first direction and the second direction are nonparallel;
• a first retaining member extending from the receiving crossbar into the receiving channel towards the securing crossbar;
• and
• a second retaining member extending from the securing crossbar into the receiving channel towards the receiving crossbar,
• wherein the first and second retaining members have a width that is between ⅕ and ½ a width of the receiving channel of the web-adjustment housing.

A web-adjustment housing of a buckle member, the web-adjustment housing connected to a mating interface for mating with another mating interface of another buckle member, the web-adjustment housing comprising:

• opposed laterals walls;
• a receiving crossbar extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein the receiving crossbar includes a ledge that extends in a first direction at a first angle with respect to a plane that contains or is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the buckle member;
• and
• a securing crossbar extending between the opposed lateral walls, wherein a receiving channel is defined between the receiving crossbar and the securing crossbar, wherein the securing crossbar includes a surface that extends in a second direction at a second angle with respect to the plane, wherein the first direction and the second direction are nonparallel, wherein one or both of the receiving crossbar and the securing crossbar further includes one or more retaining members extending into the receiving channel and configured to securely engage webbing, wherein the one or more retaining members have a width that is between ⅕ and ½ a width of the receiving channel of the web-adjustment housing.