Back to results
US 6,571,433 B2Granted
Buckle
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsRyoichiro Uehara, Hiroshi Matoba
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsRyoichiro Uehara, Hiroshi Matoba
Estimating the term…
A buckle is composed of a buckle body and an insertion body. The buckle includes an engagement and disengagement system in which the insertion body is inserted into the buckle body. An elastic member provided with elasticity, which is made of, for example, natural rubber, synthetic rubber or thermoplastic elastomer, is integrally molded on a pressing surface formed on an operating portion for performing an engagement and disengagement operation of the buckle by bicolor molding means or insert molding means. The pressing surface of the operating portion may be disposed on the buckle body or may be disposed on the insertion body. In either case, it is possible to produce a buckle having a good touch. Consequently, since the operating portion is flexible and soft to the touch, a smooth engagement and disengagement operation of the buckle can be realized.
A buckle with an engagement and disengagement system in which an insertion body is inserted in a buckle body, wherein an elastic member made of a different material from that of the buckle body and the insertion body is disposed on a pressing surface of an operating portion, which deforms elastically by an engagement and disengagement operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.