Quick release buckle assembly
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1. A quick-release buckle assembly, comprising:
- a female portion comprising a hollow body with a front wall, a back wall, a cavity between the front and back walls, an open top communicating with the cavity, and at least one locking slot extending through the hollow body and communicating with the cavity;
a male portion comprising a base, and at least one locking leg, such that inserting the male portion into the cavity through the open top of the female portion causes the at least one locking leg to engage the at least one locking slot to lock the male portion to the female portion;
a cable connected to the male portion; and
means for moving the at least one locking leg out of the at least one locking slot, said means being actuated by pulling the cable, to release the male portion from the female portion.
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Abstract
A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The male portion is inserted into the female portion to lock the buckle assembly together. The male buckle portion is connected to a cable. Pulling the cable with sufficient force causes the male portion to release from the female portion. Several buckle assemblies can be simultaneously released if the cables are connected to a single handle. Pulling on the handle then releases all of the male portions at once.
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1. A quick-release buckle assembly, comprising:
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a female portion comprising a hollow body with a front wall, a back wall, a cavity between the front and back walls, an open top communicating with the cavity, and at least one locking slot extending through the hollow body and communicating with the cavity; a male portion comprising a base, and at least one locking leg, such that inserting the male portion into the cavity through the open top of the female portion causes the at least one locking leg to engage the at least one locking slot to lock the male portion to the female portion; a cable connected to the male portion; and means for moving the at least one locking leg out of the at least one locking slot, said means being actuated by pulling the cable, to release the male portion from the female portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A buckle system comprising:
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at least two buckle assemblies, each buckle assembly comprising; (a) a female portion comprising a hollow body with a front wall, a back wall, a cavity between the front and back walls, an open top communicating with the cavity, and at least one locking slot extending through the hollow body and communicating with the cavity; (b) a male portion comprising a base, and at least one locking leg, such that inserting the male portion into the cavity through the open top of the female portion causes the at least one locking leg to engage the at least one locking slot to lock the male portion to the female portion; (c) a cable connected to the male portion; and (d) means for moving the at least one locking leg out of the at least one locking slot, said means being actuated by pulling the cable; and a single handle connected to ends of all of the cables, wherein pulling the handle actuates the means for moving the at least one locking leg of all of the buckle assemblies to simultaneously to release the male portions from the female portions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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