Buckle apparatus

A buckle comprising:

• a first attachment member including a connection section;
• a first cinch member joined to the first attachment member, the first cinch member including:
• a body,
• a pair of arms that extend from a first end of the body and are pivotably connected to the connection section of the first attachment member,
• a protrusion that extends from a second end of the body in a direction opposite a direction of extension of the pair of arms, and
• an attachment member pivot joint;
• a second attachment member including a connection section configured to engage the attachment member pivot joint of the first cinch member;
• and
• a second cinch member attached to the protrusion of the first cinch member.

A buckle comprising:

• a fixed base attachment member including:
• a body base that has an object mounting surface, and
• a connection section that extends upward from the body base;
• a first cinch member including:
• a first end pivotably connected to the connection section of the fixed base attachment member,
• a second end including a protrusion extending therefrom, and
• a catch to secure the buckle in a collapsed position;
• a second cinch member including:
• a first end pivotably connected to the protrusion at the second end of the first cinch member,
• a free end opposite the first end of the second cinch member, and
• a catch engagement component corresponding to the catch of the first cinch member;
• and
• an adjustable attachment member having a first opposing end and a second opposing end, and the adjustable attachment member being connected, at a portion between the first opposing end and the second opposing end, to the first cinch member, and having an object attachment member at the first opposing end, whereby the object attachment member is configured to attach to an object on which the object mounting surface rests when implemented on the object.