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Belt buckle with interactive dual tongues

US5283933A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 1993
Grant dateFeb 8, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/4567
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A pair of interactive tongues are for latching to a dual-tongue belt buckle. The belt buckle includes false latching features that only permits the latching mechanism to trigger when both of the tongues are fully inserted into the buckle. The contact surfaces of the first and second tongues include interactive features that prevent the tongues from sliding past one another in the direction of the tongue bars when the contact surfaces are meshed. The interactive features of the contact surfaces are shaped and configured so that the contact surfaces can be meshed by moving the tongues toward each other in a plurality of different directions that are perpendicular to the direction defined by the tongue bars.

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