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US 2004/0200042 A1Published application
Rucksack rapid attachment buckle
OwnerFrank A. Howellinventor
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Abstract
A buckle used to attach a rucksack to a frame using a strap. The buckle includes a housing, having a bottom, two side walls and an opening in the upper portion thereof. The side walls are parallel for about one half the length of the housing before diverging to form a Y-shaped opening. The side walls have retaining flanges adapted to receive and guide a strap which is locked in the buckle, wherein the diverging side walls form a jamming socket to retain the strap and attach the rucksack to the frame.
Claims16
A buckle, said buckle comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a bottom, two side walls and an opening in the upper portion thereof, said side walls being parallel for about one half the length of the housing before diverging to form a Y-shaped opening, said side walls being retaining flanges are adapted to receive and guide a strap which locks within the buckle, wherein the diverging side walls form a jamming socket to retain a tab formed at an end of the strap.
A buckle used to attach a rucksack to a frame using a strap, said buckle comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a bottom, two side walls and an opening in the upper portion thereof, said side walls being parallel for about one half the length of the housing before diverging to form a Y-shaped opening, said side walls being retaining flanges adapted to receive and guide a strap which is locked in the buckle, wherein the diverging side walls form a jamming socket to retain the strap such that the rucksack is attached to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.