Buckle for a watch band

A buckle for adjustable attachment to a watchband comprising:

• a first buckle member having a top portion, a bottom portion, two opposed side portions extending between the top and bottom portions, and an end side portion extending between the top and bottom portions and between the two side portions, means defining a recess in the first buckle member, the recess being defined by the top, bottom, two side and end side portions, the top portion having an opening which opens into the recess to permit access to the recess from above, the opening having a wider part and a narrower part with the wider part being disposed closer to the end side portion than the narrower part, a wall portion disposed opposite the end side portion and having an overhanging part which extends over a part of the recess to restrict the size of the entrance to the recess from above, the means defining a band-receiving opening in the end side portion, the band-receiving opening being located in the end side portion above the level of the bottom portion and below the level of the top portion and being dimensioned to enable slideable insertion of the watchband therein during use of the buckle so that the watchband extends into the recess and overlies the bottom portion whereby the position of the watchband can be slidably adjusted relative to the first buckle member;
• and a second buckle member for attachment to a watchband end and being releasably engageable with the first buckle member, the second buckle member having a tongue, the tongue having an end portion which generally conforms in shape to the entrance to the recess of the first buckle member to enable the tongue to be introduced from above into the recess, the tongue having a thickness effective to permit the tongue to be displaced within the recess to a position in which the tongue at least partly underlies the overhanging part of the first buckle member wall portion thereby preventing withdrawal of the tongue from the recess, a cover turnably mounted on the second buckle member for movement between an open position in which the cover is clear from the top portion of the first buckle member and a closed position in which the cover rests on and effectively covers the top portion of the first buckle member, and locking means for releasably locking the tongue within the recess thereby releasably locking together the first and second buckle members, the locking means comprising a protrusion extending from the cover, the protrusion being dimensioned and positioned to extend into the top portion opening and releasably engage with the top portion of the first buckle member when the cover is in the closed position so as to prevent movement of the tongue and thereby maintain the tongue partly underlying the overhanging part of the first buckle member.

A buckle for a watchband comprising:

• first and second buckle members having an open condition in which the buckle members are spaced apart from one another and the second buckle member being movable in a forward direction toward the first buckle member to a closed condition in which the buckle members are releasably secured together;
• the first buckle member having a recess, and a step wall portion having a first wall portion which bounds a part of the recess and a second wall portion which extends in the forward direction and overlies a part of the recess;
• the second buckle member having a tongue, and a movable cover movable to a closed position to overlie the tongue;
• the second buckle member being configured so as to be movable in the forward direction toward the first buckle member to enable the tongue to be introduced into said recess and then movable in the reverse direction to a position in which the tongue engages the said first wall portion and at least partly underlies the said second wall portion so as to leave a part of the recess unoccupied by the tongue, the cover being configured so as to then be movable into and out of its closed position above a corresponding surface of the first buckle member and being effective when in the closed position to prevent withdrawal of the tongue from under the second wall portion, the cover having a portion which is releasably engageable with a part of the first buckle member to releasably hold the cover in said closed position and prevent movement of the tongue in the forward direction when the cover is in said closed position;
• whereby the first and second buckle members are releasably secured together.

A buckle for a watchband or the like comprising:

• first and second buckle members having an open condition in which the buckle members are spaced apart and disengaged from one another and being movable toward and releasably engageable with one another to define the normal closed condition of the buckle, the first and second buckle members having a predetermined orientation relative to each other when in the normal closed condition;
• the first buckle member having means therein defining a recess, and wall means overlying a part of the recess to restrict the size of the entrance to the recess from above;
• the second buckle member having a tongue dimensioned to be introduced from above into the recess when the second buckle member is moved in a forward direction toward the first buckle member with the buckle members in said predetermined orientation and being slidable backwardly in the recess in a direction opposite to the forward direction to a position in which the tongue at least partly underlies the wall means thereby preventing withdrawal of the tongue from the recess, and a movably mounted cover movable between an open position in which the cover does not cover the recess thereby permitting sliding movement and withdrawal of the tongue from the recess and a closed position in which the cover effectively covers the recess and maintains the tongue at least partly underlying the wall means so as to prevent withdrawal of the tongue from the recess;
• and means on the cover of the second buckle member coacting with means on the first buckle member for releasably holding the cover in its closed position and preventing sliding movement of the tongue in the forward direction when the cover is in its closed position.