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US 2014/0109360 A1Published application
Side squeeze buckle with integrated LED light
AssigneeBison Designs, LLC
InventorBrian James Kelleghan
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Abstract
A side squeeze buckle with a cavity formed in a central section of the male section of the buckle is disclosed. The cavity can have an LED light enclosed therein or can be left as an open cavity to store items. The female section of the buckle has two arms extending around a central opening. The central section of the male section fits into the central opening of the female section. The external surface of the cavity forms a substantial portion of the top surface of the buckle when the buckle is closed.
Claims5
A side squeeze buckle comprising:
- a female section comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of opposing arms connecting the top and bottom surface the opposing arms extending from a first attachment location, forming central openings in the top and bottom surface;
- the opposing arms being substantially parallel to each other and having a top and a bottom surface that is contiguous with the top and bottom surface of the rest of the female section;
- side walls of the opposing arms of the female section each having holes, a first side having an first attachment location for a flexible member;
- a male section having a second attachment location, a central section extending from the attachment location and at least one arm with a tab extending alongside the central section, said tab engaging with holes of the opposing arms of the female section to lock the buckle in a closed position;
- the central section having a top and bottom surface and a completely enclosed cavity formed therebetween;
- at least a portion of the top surface of the central section being formed as removable lid of the enclosed cavity;
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- central section fits into the space between the opposing arms of the female section when the size squeeze buckle is in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.