Adjuster buckle with locking means
US5285555A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/4084
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A buckle for a belt or harness comprising a ring member defining a hollow interior space, a slidable bar, and releasable securable lock. The ring member has a first and a second side section, and a first and a second end section, which are connected to one another. The slidable bar is mounted between the side sections and is movable between a position immediately adjacent the first end section and a position immediately adjacent the second end section. The first end section of the buckle is securable to one portion of a web of the belt or harness. A free end portion of a web of the belt or harness is arranged to extend through the ring's interior space between the first end section and the slidable bar, around the bar, and through the space between the bar and the second end section, from which it exits beyond the second end section of the buckle. Pulling on the free end of the web causes the slidable bar with the web section therearound to slide into close proximity with the second end section to fictionally hold the web in place. The lock is a spring biased member arranged to be normally biased in an extended orientation over the slidable bar to tightly engage it and the web port…
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