Survival belt buckle
OwnerJohn J. Poluhowichinventor
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Abstract
A survival belt buckle is provided with a compartment for retaining a multiplicity of items for aiding in the survival of the user in wilderness areas and the like. A knife blade is dimensionally sized to fit within the compartment and is releasably attachable to a portion of the survival belt buckle to permit the buckle to act as a handle therefor. The survival belt buckle includes indicia associated therewith providing a basic description of survival techniques and skills allowing the buckle to be used with maximum efficiency by inexperienced persons.
Claims32
A survival belt buckle for use in combination with an elongated belt for releasably securing the ends thereof when worn around the waist of the user comprising:
- (a) a base having means for releasably securing the ends of the elongated belt;
- (b) means on said base defining a compartment;
- (c) means releasably retained in said compartment for aiding in the survival of the user;
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- (d) a knife blade adapted to be releasably secured to said base in a releasably secured position so that said base functions as a handle for said knife blade and dimensionally sized to fit within said compartment in a released position unattached to said base whereby said base acts as a handle for said knife blade when said knife blade is in its releasably secured position.
A survival belt buckle for use in combination with an elongated belt for releasably securing the ends thereof when worn around the waist of the user comprising:
- (a) a base having means for releasably securing the ends of the elongated belt;
- (b) means on said base defining a compartment;
- (c) means releasably retained in said compartment for aiding in the survival of the user;
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- (d) a knife blade releasably secured to said base in a releasably secured position and dimensionally sized to fit within said compartment whereby said base acts as a handle for said knife blade when said knife blade is in its releasably secured position, said base includes a knife blade retainer within which said knife blade is releasably retained, said knife blade retainer defines a channel within which said knife blade is received.
A survival belt buckle for use in combination with an elongated belt for releasably securing the ends thereof when worn around the waist of the user comprising:
- (a) a base having means for releasably securing the ends of the elongated belt;
- (b) means on said base defining a compartment;
- (c) means releasably retained in said compartment for aiding in the survival of the user;
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- (d) a knife blade releasably secured to said base in a releasably secured position and dimensionally sized to fit within said compartment whereby said base acts as a handle for said knife blade when said knife blade is in its releasably secured position, said base includes a knife blade retainer within which said knife blade is releasably retained, said means for releasably securing the ends of the elongated belt includes a belt hook spaced from said knife blade retainer, an end of said knife blade includes an elongated slot dimensionally sized to receive said belt hook whereby said belt hook is adapted to be received within said elongated slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.