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US 2011/0214259 A1Published application
Push button buckle with interchangeable covers
AssigneeBodypoint, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Kosh, John N. Tilden
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Abstract
A push button buckle (20) having a replaceable cover (30). A button (38) is biased into contact with the cover (30) to aid in installation. The cover (30) flexes to snap onto the frame (50), and is removed with a tool (T).
Claims21
A method for replacing a cover on a buckle, comprising:
- removing a first cover for the buckle from a frame for the buckle utilizing a surface configured to receive a tool;
- and
- installing a second cover on the frame;
- the first and second covers each being exposed, when installed on the frame, to a latch mechanism in the frame.
1 more element
A method of customizing a buckle for an individual user, comprising:
- a user, salesperson, installer, repair person, assembler, caregiver, a therapist, a healthcare provider, security personnel, parent, or another individual selecting a cover for a buckle from a plurality of different covers;
- and
- said user, salesperson, installer, repair person, assembler, caregiver, a therapist, a healthcare provider, security personnel, parent, or another individual installing the cover on the buckle frame so that the cover is exposed to a latch mechanism in the frame.
A push button buckle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a latch mechanism mounted in the frame;
- a cover releasably mounted to the frame, such that when the cover is mounted to the frame, the cover is exposed at least in part to the latch mechanism;
- and
- an opening in at least one of the cover or frame for receiving a tool for removing the cover.
2 more elements
A push button buckle comprising:
- a frame;
- a latch mechanism mounted in the frame;
- a cover releasably mounted to the frame;
- and
- a tool receiving structure formed between the cover and the frame when the cover is installed on the frame, the tool receiving structure for receiving a tool for prying the cover off the frame.
2 more elements
A push button buckle comprising:
- a frame;
- a latch plate mounted in the frame and movable between a release position in which a tongue is removable from the buckle and a lock position in which the tongue is locked in the buckle;
- a latch spring mounted in the frame to bias the latch plate to the lock position;
- and
- an ejection spring, attached to but separate from the latch spring, for aiding in ejecting a tongue from the buckle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.