Locking snap buckle
US7895719B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5009
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The security buckle includes a first body member having one or more walls defining a receiving cavity and one or more mating slots; and a second body member adapted to engage the receiving cavity, the second body member including one or more latching tabs for engaging the one or more mating slots wherein the second body member is inhibited from disengagement while the one or more latching tabs engage the one or more mating slots, and wherein the first body member includes a portion of the one or more walls defining a security slot adapted for receiving an interfering object that includes an engagement mode for insertion and removal from the slot and an interfering mode for inhibiting the one or more latching tabs from disengaging from the one or more mating tabs until the interfering object is transitioned to the engagement mode.
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