Buckle with rotor cylinder

A buckle assembly comprising:

• a male portion comprising a base body, and at least one locking leg extending in an insertion direction from the base body, said at least one locking leg having a first latching element thereon;
• a female portion comprising a base body with an interior cavity, the base body having at least one guide slot;
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• a rotor configured to be seated in the interior cavity of the female portion, the rotor having an actuation surface configured to be accessed through the female portion, at least one second latching element that is configured for engagement with the first latching element of the male portion, and an actuating mechanism that orients the rotor in a locked position in a resting state of the buckle assembly,
• wherein the male portion is locked to the female portion by inserting the at least one locking leg into the at least one guide slot until the first latching element of the at least one locking leg engages the second latching element of the rotor, and wherein the male portion is released from the female portion by pressing the actuation surface to rotate the rotor until the second latching element is disengaged from the first latching element, and
• wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a magnet disposed in the rotor and a cooperating magnet disposed in the male portion, the magnets having a greatest amount of overlap and attraction to each other in the locked position, such that when force is placed on the rotor by the male portion or by pressing the actuation surface to rotate the rotor out of the locked position, the magnets move the rotor back to the locked position when the force is released.

A buckle assembly comprising:

• a male portion comprising a base body, and at least one locking leg extending in an insertion direction from the base body, said at least one locking leg having a first latching element thereon;
• a female portion comprising a base body with an interior cavity, the base body having at least one guide slot;
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• a rotor configured to be seated in the interior cavity of the female portion, the rotor having an actuation surface configured to be accessed through the female portion, at least one second latching element that is configured for engagement with the first latching element of the male portion, and an actuating mechanism that orients the rotor in a locked position in a resting state of the buckle assembly,
• wherein the male portion is locked to the female portion by inserting the at least one locking leg into the at least one guide slot until the first latching element of the at least one locking leg engages the second latching element of the rotor, and wherein the male portion is released from the female portion by pressing the actuation surface to rotate the rotor until the second latching element is disengaged from the first latching element
• wherein the female portion comprises a shell extending into the interior cavity, and wherein the rotor is connected to the female portion by sliding the rotor into the shell.