Buckle assembly
AssigneeNational Molding Corporation
InventorJoseph Anscher
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Abstract
A buckle assembly has a female buckle portion formed by a housing with a hollow interior and at least two openings, and at least two male buckle portions, each having at least one locking leg. There is an actuating device disposed within the housing and accessible through an aperture in the housing. The actuating device has latching mechanisms for cooperating with the locking legs for locking the male buckle portions within the female buckle portion when the locking legs of the male portions are inserted through the openings of the housing. Pulling the actuating device toward the aperture moves the latching mechanisms away from the male buckle portions and releases the male buckle portions from the housing.
Claims19
A buckle assembly comprising:
- a female buckle portion having a housing with a hollow interior and at least two openings;
- at least two male buckle portions, each of said buckle portions having at least one locking leg;
- an actuating device disposed within the housing and accessible through an aperture in the housing;
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- at least two latching mechanisms formed on the actuating device for cooperating with the locking legs for locking the male buckle portions to the actuating device within the female buckle portion when the locking legs of the male portions are inserted through the openings of the housing,
- wherein pulling the actuating device toward the aperture causes the latching mechanisms to separate from the locking legs to release the male buckle portions from the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.