Buckle with spring closure
AssigneeDuraflex Hong Kong Limited
InventorYick Fai Chan
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Abstract
A buckle has a main buckle body having a first side wall, a second side wall, and at least one first slot for receiving a strap, and a top bar connected to the main buckle body at the first side wall and forming a second slot with the main buckle body for receiving a second strap. The second slot is open at a distal end thereof. The top bar has a guide track extending longitudinally therethrough, with the guide track opening into the second slot. A catch is formed on the second side wall adjacent the distal end of the second slot. A spring gate is disposed in the guide track. The spring gate is placed around the catch to close the distal end of the second slot. The spring gate is releasable from the catch by pressing on the top bar until the spring gate clears the catch.
Claims9
A buckle comprising:
- a main buckle body having a first side wall, a second side wall, and at least one first slot for receiving a first strap,
- a top bar connected to the main buckle body at the first side wall and forming a second slot with the main buckle body for receiving a second strap, wherein the second slot is open at a distal end thereof, wherein the top bar has a guide track extending longitudinally therethrough, the guide track opening into the second slot;
- a catch formed on the second side wall adjacent the distal end of the second slot;
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- a spring gate in the shape of a loop with overlapping end portions, the spring gate being configured to be assembled with the main buckle body by inserting the spring gate in the guide track and sliding the spring gate to a distal end of the guide track,
- wherein the spring gate is configured to be placed around the catch to close the distal end of the second slot and wherein the spring gate is releasable from the catch by pressing on the top bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.