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US 4,035,877 AGranted
Buckle
OwnerIvan F. Brownson, Eric J. Brownsoninventors
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Abstract
A buckle having a male member insertable into a female member, the male member having a rigid portion and the female member having a flexible portion which engages the rigid portion to produce the locking action and the male member has a separate flexible portion which overlies the flexible female portion so that pressure applied to the flexible male portion moves the flexible female portion to unlock the buckle by moving it away from the rigid male portion.
Claims9
A buckle for securing together two objects;
- a male member connected to one of said objects and a female member connected to the other of said objects;
- said male member having a first cutout;
- a male flexible portion located over said first cutout and hinged to one side of said cutout for movement in said cutout;
- a rigid locking bar located at another side of said cutout;
- said female member having a second cutout;
- a female flexible part located over said second cutout and hinged to one edge of said second cutout for movement in said second cutout;
- said female flexible part having a bar engaging edge located opposite said locking bar when said members are in position to lock said buckle, said female part being moved by said flexible male portion to move said engaging edge away from said locking bar.
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A buckle for securing together the two ends of a belt comprising;
- a male member connected to one end of the belt and a female member attachable to the other end of the belt;
- said male member comprising a plate having an opening therein and a rigid locking bar at one side of said opening;
- a flexible male portion located over said opening and hinged to said male member at an edge of said opening opposite said bar;
- said female member comprising front and back plates spaced apart to form a slot therebetween;
- said front plate having a cutout for access to said male flexible portion;
- a cutout in said back plate;
- a female flexible part located over said cutout and hinged to said back plate at an edge of said cutout;
- an edge of said female part opposite said hinge edge for engaging said bar and locking said buckle;
- said male flexible portion overlying said female flexible part when said members are in locked position with said rigid bar opposite said engaging edge;
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- downward movement of said flexible male portion moving said engaging edge of said female flexible part away from said rigid bar to permit said male member to be removed from said female member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.