Two tongue buckle mechanism with fixed latch
US6513208B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/4567
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A buckle assembly configured to receive a tongue and selectively engaging the tongue with a fixed latch. The buckle assembly includes a release button, a frame and an urging member. The release button receives the tongues and also slidably retains two ejectors. The frame has two fixed lathes that engage the latch receiving slots on the tongues when the tongues are at least partially inserted into the release button. In one embodiment, insertion of the tongues into the release button causes the displacement of two ejectors such that the urging member is able to urge the release button into a closed configuration in which the release button is flush with the frame. When the release button is urged into the closed configuration, the latch receiving slots are engaged by the fixed latches.
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