Buckle

A buckle for use with a safety harness, said buckle comprising a plurality of slots each for receiving an end of a harness belt section, each slot having associated therewith a retainer for engagement with an abutment surface defined by the end of a belt section, at least some of said retainers each having associated therewith a respective one of a plurality of first bias means normally to urge the retainers each to reside at a position at which they each engage with a said abutment surface of the end of a belt section following insertion into a slot, at least one of said retainers being non-retractable and some of said retainers being retractable, a plurality of said retractable retainers each having associated therewith a lever which is pivotable against the action of a respective one of the first bias means to move the retainer to a release position at which it is free from engagement with a said abutment surface, an actuation member operable to act on each lever whereby each lever is caused to move a retractable retainer to said release position, and each said retractable retainer being positioned to act in a slot which has associated therewith ejector means that is arranged positively to eject a belt end from the slot when the retainer at that slot is moved to a release position.