Buckle
First Claim
1. A buckle comprising separable cooperating receptacle and clasp members, said receptacle member including a generally flat tubular body having relatively wider side walls and relatively narrower top and bottom walls, an opening at one end of said body for receiving said clasp member, and locking slot means including a pair of through slots formed in opposed facing relation in said top and bottom walls and spaced apart from said opening at said one end a predetermined distance, said clasp member including a base member and a pair of resilient arms extending outwardly from opposite ends of said base member, each of said resilient arms including locking tab means for releasably engaging said locking slot means of said receptacle means, said locking tab means of said clasp member including raised edge portions at leading ends of said resilient arms adapted to be cooperatively accepted by said through slots and spaced apart in excess of said top and bottom walls of said receptacle for displacing said arms during insertion in said receptacle member and for snappingly engaging said through slots when passing therethrough, guide means for guiding said clasp member for insertion into and removal from said receptacle member, said guide means including a pair of facing elongated groove means carried by said side walls of said receptacle member and a rigid third arm medially disposed between said resilient arms on said clasp member having means thereon for slideably engaging said grooves, said third arm connected at one end to said base and stop means extending laterally from adjacent the opposite end of said third arm and terminating in normally spaced relation to said locking tab means to define a limit of bending of said resilient arms to substantially prevent over bending thereof during insertion into or removal from said receptacle means.
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Abstract
A buckle includes separable cooperating receptacle and clasp members. The receptacle member includes a pair of locking slots formed in opposing sides thereof. The clasp member includes a pair of resilient arms having locking tabs thereon for releasably engaging the locking slots of the receptacle member. The receptacle member also includes a pair of grooves for slidably engaging cooperating raised ridges formed on a central arm of the clasp member for guiding said clasp member during insertion into and removal from the receptacle member. The central arm of the clasp member also includes a pair of laterally extending edges for defining a limit to the inward bending of the resilient arms. The receptacle also includes a belt end termination member including a slide member for adjusting the length of a belt looped around said slide member. The clasp member also includes a base member joining the three arms thereof and including a through slot for terminating a belt end or the like.
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- 1. A buckle comprising separable cooperating receptacle and clasp members, said receptacle member including a generally flat tubular body having relatively wider side walls and relatively narrower top and bottom walls, an opening at one end of said body for receiving said clasp member, and locking slot means including a pair of through slots formed in opposed facing relation in said top and bottom walls and spaced apart from said opening at said one end a predetermined distance, said clasp member including a base member and a pair of resilient arms extending outwardly from opposite ends of said base member, each of said resilient arms including locking tab means for releasably engaging said locking slot means of said receptacle means, said locking tab means of said clasp member including raised edge portions at leading ends of said resilient arms adapted to be cooperatively accepted by said through slots and spaced apart in excess of said top and bottom walls of said receptacle for displacing said arms during insertion in said receptacle member and for snappingly engaging said through slots when passing therethrough, guide means for guiding said clasp member for insertion into and removal from said receptacle member, said guide means including a pair of facing elongated groove means carried by said side walls of said receptacle member and a rigid third arm medially disposed between said resilient arms on said clasp member having means thereon for slideably engaging said grooves, said third arm connected at one end to said base and stop means extending laterally from adjacent the opposite end of said third arm and terminating in normally spaced relation to said locking tab means to define a limit of bending of said resilient arms to substantially prevent over bending thereof during insertion into or removal from said receptacle means.
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