Adjustable buckle
OwnerWah Lauinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable buckle having elements for fixing to respective opposed flaps of a garment with a cover formed to engage one element and in pulling the respective flap of the one element over the respective flap of the second element to engage the second element in a plurality of positions so that the flaps are secured and the garment buckled in a plurality of positions. The buckle is particularly suited for closing pants, and eliminating the top button closure on the pants over the fly. The buckle eliminates the need for belts and provides a flat, contoured appearance to the pants.
Claims20
An adjustable buckle comprising a first member comprising means to attach said member to the front face of a first material flap, and having engagement means disposed on said front face oppositely disposed from said attachment means, and a second member comprising means to attach said second member to the front face of a second material flap and having engagement means disposed on said second front face and oppositely disposed from said second attachment means, and a cover being formed with tab means to removably engage the first member engagement means and means to removably engage the second member engagement means in two positions so that the cover bridges the flaps to secure the flaps in an overlying manner in the two positions.
An adjustable buckle comprising a first member comprising means to attach said member to a first material flap, and having engagement means oppositely disposed from said attachment means, and a second member comprising means to attach said second member to a second material flap and having engagement means oppositely disposed from said second attachment means, and a cover being formed with means to engage the first member engagement means and means to engage the second member engagement means in two positions so that the buckle secures the flaps in an overlying manner in the two positions, said cover comprising a flexible member, said flexible member being formed with a plurality of recesses, each recess being sized to receive said second engagement means in a plurality of positions, so that said buckle is adjustable to a plurality of positions.
An adjustable buckle comprising a first fastener element having means to attach said first element to a first flap of a garment and a second fastener element having means to attach said second element to a second flap of the garment, said flaps being for closing the garment, an insert member being formed with a first plurality of recesses being sized to receive the first fastener element and a second recess sized to receive the second fastener element, whereby with the second element in the second recess the first element can be adjusted to move from one first recess to another to adjustably close the flaps and tighten the garment on the wearer.
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