Buckle
AssigneeMicrotech Knives, Inc.
InventorJohn Crawford
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Abstract
A buckle includes a tab having a first side opposed to a second side and a receiver having a first side opposed to a second side. A first pair of pawls is pivotally connected to the first side of the tab. A cavity is defined in the receiver between the first and second sides of the receiver and configured to receive the first and second sides of the tab. The first pair of pawls has a locked position in which the first pair of pawls is engaged with the receiver to prevent movement of the tab with respect to the receiver and a released position in which the first pair of pawls permits movement of the tab with respect to the receiver. A first button on the first side of the receiver has a released position that moves the first pair of pawls to the released position.
Claims20
A buckle, comprising:
- a tab having a first side opposed to a second side and a first pair of posts on the first side of the tab;
- a first pair of pawls pivotally connected to the first pair of posts on the first side of the tab so that the first pair of pawls pivot around the first pair of posts;
- a receiver having a first side opposed to a second side;
- a cavity defined in the receiver between the first and second sides of the receiver and configured to receive the first and second sides of the tab, wherein the first pair of pawls has a locked position in which the first pair of pawls is engaged with the receiver to prevent movement of the tab with respect to the receiver and a released position in which the first pair of pawls permits movement of the tab with respect to the receiver;
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- a first button on the first side of the receiver, wherein the first button has a released position that moves the first pair of pawls to the released position.
A buckle, comprising:
- a tab;
- a first pair of posts on the tab;
- a first pair of pawls pivotally connected to first pair of posts on the tab so that the first pair of pawls pivot around the first pair of posts;
- a second pair of pawls pivotally connected to the tab;
- a receiver that defines a cavity to receive the tab, wherein the tab and the receiver have a locked position in which the first and second pairs of pawls engage with the receiver to prevent movement of the tab with respect to the receiver and a released position in which the first and second pairs of pawls permit movement of the tab with respect to the receiver;
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- a plurality of buttons on the receiver, wherein the plurality of buttons has a released position that moves the first and second pairs of pawls to the released position.
A buckle, comprising:
- a tab;
- a plurality of posts on the tab;
- a plurality of pawls pivotally connected to plurality of posts on the tab so that the plurality of pawls pivot around the plurality of posts;
- a receiver that defines a cavity to receive the tab, wherein the tab and the receiver have a locked position in which each pawl of the plurality of pawls engages with the receiver to prevent movement of the tab with respect to the receiver and a released position in which each pawl of the plurality of pawls permits movement of the tab with respect to the receiver;
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- a plurality of buttons on the receiver, wherein the plurality of buttons has a released position that moves each pawl of the plurality of pawls to the released position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.