Buckle
OwnerLeroy E. Nesbittinventor
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Abstract
A buckle adapted for use with a strap means so as to form a belt, bracelet, or the like is disclosed. The buckle includes a housing having a recess on a major face thereof for removably receiving an ornamental member, whereby any one of a plurality of ornamental members may be used with a single housing.
Claims8
A buckle comprising a body having front and rear major faces with a recess on one major face thereof, said body having an opening therethrough and communicating with said recess, said body having means defining a support means in said recess adjacent the periphery of said opening, an ornamental member having front and rear major faces disposed in said recess and removably coupled to said body and supported by said support means, said body having at least one groove communicating with said recess and said member having at least one cavity opposite said groove, a spring having at least one portion partially disposed in said cavity and said groove, means defining an access hole in a major face of and said ornamental member, said access hole being accessible from the exterior of said body when said ornamental member is supported by said support means, said access hole communicating with one of said cavity and said groove to facilitate movement of the spring from said groove to said cavity to thereby facilitate uncoupling of said member from said body and attachment means for facilitating attaching the buckle to a support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.