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US 2012/0222270 A1Published application
Belt Buckle
OwnerBryan Schultzinventor
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Abstract
A buckle for securing strap ends to each other has an anchor peg, with a recess, attached to one strap end. Another strap end has a clamping head that has a recess adapted to allow insertion and removal of the anchor peg. A moveable locking mechanism in the clamping head can be moved from an open position, that allows insertion or removal of the anchor peg, to a closed position that prevents removal of an anchor peg inserted into the clamping head.
Claims7
A buckle, comprising:
- a clamping head having a front plate, a back plate and a dial situated within an opening through the front plate and removably attached to the back plate, the dial being rotatable from a first position to a second position;
- the back plate having
- a through-hole adapted to receive an anchor peg therethrough,
- first and second spaced apart magnets secured to an inner surface of the back plate;
- and
- a moveable locking assembly comprising a locking element connected by an extension section to a pivotable arm, an attached ferrous material positioned between the two magnets, and the pivotable arm situated within a groove of the dial;
- wherein when the dial is in the first position, the opening in the back plate is unobstructed by the locking element, and when the dial is in the second position, the opening is partially obstructed by the locking element.
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A buckle assembly, comprising, in combination:
- a clamping head comprising an opening adapted to receive an anchor peg therethrough and a magnet secured in a recess adjacent to the opening
- a locking element attached to an end of a first strap and a ferrous material secured to the strap at said end proximal to the locking element, and the ferrous material and the magnet operable to cooperate together to releasably secure the locking element to the clamping head;
- and
- an anchor peg having a hole therethrough configured to removably receive the locking element therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.