Adjustable belt fastener with spring biased buckle member
OwnerJae Kwon Siminventor
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Abstract
A fastener for a belt includes a buckle member adapted to be attached to a first end portion of the belt, wherein the buckle member includes a receiving member having an opening for receiving the belt therethrough, an operating plate provided with a tongue and pivotally mounted to the receiving member, the tongue extending from the operating plate toward a rear portion of the receiving member, and a fixing member pivotally fixed at the rear portion of the receiving member; and a slot member including a plurality of slots and protrusions and adapted to be formed to a second end portion of the belt, wherein the tongue is inserted into one of the slots and abutted against a substantially vertical surface of one of the protrusions by the operation of the operating plate.
Claims21
A fastener for a belt, comprising:
- a buckle member adapted to be attached to a first end portion of the belt, said buckle member including,
- a receiving member having an opening for receiving the belt therethrough,
- a unitary operating plate provided with a tongue and having an inner side that faces the belt when the belt is inserted into the receiving member, the operating plate pivotally mounted to said receiving member, said tongue extending from said operating plate toward a rear portion of said receiving member,
- a biasing member attached to the inner side of the operating plate for biasing said operating plate toward and away from said opening of said receiving member, and
- a fixing member pivotally coupled at the rear portion of said receiving member;
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- a slot member including a plurality of slots and protrusions and adapted to be formed to a second end portion of the belt, said tongue inserted into one of said slots and abutting against a substantially vertical surface one of said protrusions by an operation of said operating plate.
A fastener for a belt, comprising:
- a buckle member adapted to be attached to a first end portion of the belt, said buckle member including,
- a receiving member having an opening for receiving the belt therethrough,
- an operating plate provided with a tongue and pivotally mounted to said receiving member, said tongue extending from said operating plate toward a rear portion of said receiving member, and
- a fixing member pivotally coupled at the rear portion of said receiving member;
- a slot member including a plurality of slots and protrusions and adapted to be formed to a second end portion of the belt, said tongue inserted into one of said slots and abutting against a substantially vertical surface one of said protrusions by an operation of said operating plate;
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- a pan spring formed on an inner surface of said operating plate for biasing said operating plate toward and away from said opening of said receiving member.
A fastener for a belt, comprising:
- a buckle member adapted to be attached to a first end portion of the belt, said buckle member including,
- a receiving member having an opening for receiving the belt therethrough,
- an operating plate provided with a tongue and pivotally mounted to said receiving member, said tongue extending from said operating plate toward a rear portion of said receiving member, and
- a fixing member pivotally coupled at the rear portion of said receiving member;
- a slot member including a plurality of slots and protrusions and adapted to be formed to a second end portion of the belt, said tongue inserted into one of said slots and abutting against a substantially vertical surface one of said protrusions by an operation of said operating plate;
- a first support fixed to said receiving member and pivotally coupling said fixing member to said receiving member;
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- a second support fixed to said receiving member and pivotally coupling said operating plate to said receiving member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.