Buckle assembly

A buckle assembly comprising:

• a first buckle portion, the first buckle portion having a face including a raised platform surface and a bulbous engagement member projecting outwardly away from the raised platform surface;
• a second buckle portion including an extended socket structure, the extended socket structure including an expansible socket head adapted to receive the bulbous engagement member, a plurality of detent members projecting away from a surface of the extended socket structure at positions rearward from the socket head, the second buckle portion further including a plurality of resilient biasing arms disposed radially outboard of the extended socket structure;
• a sleeve member disposed in reciprocating relation to the second buckle portion at least partially about the extended socket structure and the biasing arms, the sleeve member defining at least a pass-through opening sized to receive the bulbous engagement member and the raised platform surface;
• a plurality of camming surfaces disposed radially outboard from the resilient biasing arms in substantially fixed axial relation to the sleeve member, the camming surfaces each including at least one concave zone engaging at least one of the resilient biasing arms.

A buckle assembly comprising:

• a first buckle portion, the first buckle portion having a face including a raised platform surface and a bulbous engagement member projecting outwardly away from the raised platform surface;
• a second buckle portion including an extended socket structure extending away from a cross member, the extended socket structure including a plurality of resilient socket arms cooperatively defining an expansible socket head adapted to receive the bulbous engagement member, at least one detent member projecting away from a surface of the socket arms at a position between the cross member and the socket head the second buckle portion further including a plurality of resilient biasing arms disposed radially outboard of the extended socket structure;
• a sleeve member having a proximal opening and a distal opening, the sleeve member disposed in reciprocating relation to the second buckle portion at least partially about the extended socket structure and the biasing arms, the distal opening being sized to receive the bulbous engagement member and the raised platform surface;
• a brace member disposed between the second buckle portion and an interior surface of the sleeve member in substantially fixed axial relation to the sleeve member, the brace member including a collar segment disposed about the resilient biasing arms at a position between the cross member and the detent member, the brace member further including a plurality of camming arms extending away from the collar segment in adjacent relation to interior surfaces of the sleeve member, the camming arms defining camming surfaces including at least one concave zone engaging at least one biasing surface of at least one of the resilient biasing arms, the collar segment defining a blocking surface adapted to engage the detent member upon attempted withdrawal of the second buckle portion from the sleeve.