Side Release Buckle

A side release buckle, comprising:

• (a) a plug, comprising (i) a base including a belt attachment, (ii) a pair of legs projecting from the base, each leg including an engaging portion, and (iii) a connecting portion extending between the pair of legs and connected to each leg, wherein the connecting portion defines an at least partially open area partially surrounded by the connecting portion;
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• (b) a socket configured to receive the plug in an engaged configuration, the socket comprising a belt attachment and a top, a bottom, and two sides connecting the top to the bottom, the socket further defining a first cutout area between the top and the belt attachment and a second cutout area between the bottom and the belt attachment, wherein the second cutout area is larger than the first cutout area;
• wherein, when the plug and socket are in the engaged configuration, at least one of the first and second cutout areas of the socket at least partially overlaps the open area of the plug.

A side release buckle, comprising:

• (a) a plug comprising (i) a belt attachment and (ii) a pair of legs, each leg including an engaging portion;
• (b) a socket comprising (i) a belt attachment, (ii) a housing space configured to receive at least portions of the pair of legs, and (iii) at least two engaging portions within the housing space configured to engage the engaging portions of the plug, wherein one of the engaging portions of the socket is inset relative to an edge of the housing space and the other of the engaging portions of the socket is positioned at the edge of the housing space. 6. A side release buckle, comprising:
• (a) a plug comprising (i) a base including a belt attachment, (ii) a pair of legs projecting from the base, each leg including an engaging portion, and (iii) a connecting portion extending between the pair of legs and connected to each leg proximate the engaging portion, wherein the connecting portion defines an at least partially open area;
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• (b) a socket configured to receive the plug in an engaged configuration, the socket comprising a belt attachment and a top, a bottom, and two sides connecting the top to the bottom, the socket further defining a first cutout area between the belt attachment and the top of the socket, and a second cutout area between the belt attachment and the bottom of the socket, the socket further comprising two engaging portions positioned in an interior of the socket and inset relative to an edge of the first cutout and two engaging portions positioned in the interior of the socket and proximate an edge of the second cutout, the engaging portion of the socket configured to engage the engaging portion of the plug when the plug and socket are in the engaged configuration;
• wherein, when the plug and socket are in the engaged configuration, the first and second cutout areas of the socket at least partially overlap the open area of the plug.