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US 6,507,982 B2Granted
Buckle
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorRyoji Kawamura
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AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorRyoji Kawamura
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The invention provides a buckle which is formed from a buckle main body and an insert-in body, and which has a good appearance in which a belt attaching portion is hidden from view. The buckle is formed from a buckle main body and an insert-in body. The insert-in body is provided with engaging rods and a guide rod. The engaging rods are provided at both sides of a base portion of the insert-in body and have engaging portions which engage with engaging holes of the buckle main body. The guide rod is provided at a center of the base portion and can be inserted into an insert-in hole of the buckle main body. At an opposite surface of the base portion are provided a lower surface plate having a belt attaching portion, and an upper surface plate which covers a surface of the lower surface plate. A belt insertion hole into which the belt is inserted is formed between the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate. The buckle main body is formed from an upper surface plate, a lower surface plate and side walls. The insert-in hole into which the insert-in body is inserted is provided at one end of the buckle main body. At another end of the buckle main body, a belt insertion hole into which the belt can be inserted is provided. An attaching portion to which the belt is attached is provided at an end portion of the lower surface plate. Through holes, for passage of the belt being inserted through the insertion hole, are provided at the belt attaching portions. The engaging holes, which can engage with the engaging rods of the insert-in body, are formed in the side walls.
A buckle, wherein engaging rods, which have engaging portions at outer sides thereof, are provided at both sides of a base portion of an insert-in body, and at least a guide rod is protruded at a center of the base portion, and at an opposite surface of the base portion are provided a lower surface plate having a belt attaching portion and an upper surface plate covering a surface of the lower surface plate, and a belt insertion hole is formed between the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate, and a buckle main body is formed from an upper surface plate, a lower surface plate, and side walls, and an insert-in hole for the insert-in body is provided at one end of the buckle main body, and a belt insertion hole is provided at another end of the buckle main body, and a belt attaching portion is provided at an end portion of the low surface plate, and through holes for a belt which communicate with the belt insertion holes are formed at the belt attaching portions, and engaging holes which engage with the engaging rods are provided at the side walls, and wherein the two through holes for a belt are formed at least one of the belt attaching portions, a catch rod for catching the belt is formed between the through holes, and a surface of the catch rod is formed in an uneven shape so as to form a belt adjustment portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.