Buckle having external finger grip
US4831694A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/45634
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A side-release type buckle is provided with a sliding member arrangement that enables the buckle to be easily released using only one hand, even if the engagement of the two parts of the buckle are being subjected to a strong pulling force in the direction of disengagement. The sliding member or grip is slidably mounted upon the exterior of the female member and includes laterally inwardly directed tapered surfaces for encountering engaging bars of the male member lockingly engaged with engagement edge portions of the female portion so as to disengage the engaging bars of the male member from the engagement edge portions of the female member when the slidable grip member is moved axially along the female member.
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