Buckle with Safety Latch
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Abstract
A buckle, operating between a locked position and a released position, comprising a male buckle member having a plurality of locking members, and a female buckle member. The female buckle member includes a housing, a plurality of engaging portions formed on the housing for engaging with the locking members, a latch member slidably disposed in the housing for preventing the locking members from disengaging with the engaging portions in the locked position, and a bias device connecting the latch member to the housing for biasing said latch member against the locking member in the locked position.
Claims15
A female buckle member for operating with a corresponding male buckle member with a plurality of locking members between a locked position and a released position, comprising:
- a housing,
- a plurality of engaging portions formed on said housing for engaging with said corresponding locking members, and
- a latch member slidably disposed in said housing for preventing said locking members from disengaging with said engaging portions in the locked position, wherein said latch member is slidably moved away from said locking members for said locking members to disengage with said engaging portions in the released position,
- whereby said latch member is contained and protected inside said housing.
A female buckle member for operating with a corresponding male buckle member with a plurality of locking members between a locked position and a released position, comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a first wall with a pit and a slot formed therein, a second wall opposite to said first wall, and two side walls,
- an opening formed on each said side wall for engaging with said corresponding locking member,
- a latch member slidably disposed in said housing for preventing said locking member from disengaging with said opening in the locked position, having a handle moveable along said pit and slot, and at least one guide rail groove formed on said latch member,
- at least one corresponding guide rail formed inside said housing on said second wall for said latch member to slide thereon, and
- a bias device connecting said latch member to said housing for biasing said latch member against said locking members in the locked position,
- whereby said latch member is moved against said bias device for said locking members to disengage with said engaging portions in the released position, said latch member is contained and protected inside said housing.
A buckle operating between a locked position and a released position, comprising:
- a male buckle member having a plurality of locking members;
- a female buckle member having
- a housing,
- a plurality of engaging portions formed on said housing for engaging with said corresponding locking members, and
- a latch member slidably disposed in said housing for preventing said locking members from disengaging with said engaging portions in the locked position, and
- a bias device connecting said latch member to said housing for biasing said latch member against the locking members in the locked position,
- whereby said latch member is moved against said bias device for said locking members to disengage with said engaging portions in the released position, said latch member is contained and protected inside said housing.
A buckle operating between a locked position and a released position, comprising:
- a male buckle member having a plurality of locking members;
- a female buckle member having
- a housing, said housing having a first wall with a pit and a slot formed therein, a second wall opposite to said first wall, and two side walls,
- an opening formed on each said side wall for engaging with said corresponding locking member,
- a latch member slidably disposed in said housing for preventing said locking member from disengaging with said opening in the locked position, having a handle moveable along said pit and slot, and at least one guide rail groove formed on said latch member,
- at least one corresponding guide rail formed inside said housing on said second wall for said latch member to slide thereon, and
- a bias device connecting said latch member to said housing for biasing said latch member against said locking members in the locked position,
- whereby said latch member is moved against said bias device for said locking members to disengage with said engaging portions in the released position, said latch member is contained and protected inside said housing.
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