Buckle for connecting two straps or the like
First Claim
1. A buckle comprising:
- a plug; and
a socket releasably engageable with the plug, the socket including a socket body being of a box-like construction and having an opening formed in its front end, and a pair of catch plates pivotally mounted at their respective middles on the opposite sides of the socket body and each having at its front end an engaging prong and at its rear end an abutment;
the plug including a plug proper having a shank, a plug head formed contiguously to a front end of the shank and having on its opposed sides a pair of engaging shoulders, and means provided on a front end of the plug head, the means being resilient per se, for resiliently urging the abutments outwardly apart from each other, when the plug proper is inserted into the socket body.
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Abstract
A buckle (10) comprises a plug (11) and a socket (12) releasably engageable with the plug (11). The socket (12) includes a socket body (21) having an opening (28) formed in its front end, and a pair of catch plates (22, 22) pivotally mounted at their respective middles on the opposite sides of the socket body (21) and each having at its front end an engaging prong (37, 37) and its rear end an abutment (38, 38). The plug (11) includes a plug proper (14) having a shank (14'"'"'), a plug head (16) formed contiguously to the front end of the shank (14'"'"') and having on its opposed sides a pair of engaging shoulders (17, 17) and means (19a, 19b) provided on the front end of the plug head (16) for, when the plug proper (14) is fully forced into the socket body (21), urging the abutments (38, 38) outwardly apart from each other so that the catch plates (22, 22) rotate in the direction to bring their engaging prongs (37, 37) into catching engagement with the engaging shoulders (17, 17) of the plug proper (14).
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1. A buckle comprising:
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a plug; and a socket releasably engageable with the plug, the socket including a socket body being of a box-like construction and having an opening formed in its front end, and a pair of catch plates pivotally mounted at their respective middles on the opposite sides of the socket body and each having at its front end an engaging prong and at its rear end an abutment; the plug including a plug proper having a shank, a plug head formed contiguously to a front end of the shank and having on its opposed sides a pair of engaging shoulders, and means provided on a front end of the plug head, the means being resilient per se, for resiliently urging the abutments outwardly apart from each other, when the plug proper is inserted into the socket body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A buckle comprising:
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a plug; and a socket releasably engageable with the plug, the socket including a socket body being of a box-like construction and having an opening formed in its front end, and a pair of catch plates pivotally mounted at their respective middles on the opposite sides of the socket body and each having at its front end an engaging prong and at its rear end an abutment; the plug including a plug proper having a shank, a plug head formed contiguously to the front end of the shank and having on its opposed sides a pair of engaging shoulders and means provided on the front end of the plug head for, when the plug proper is inserted into the socket body, urging the abutments outwardly apart from each other, the plug including a belt attaching portion extending rearwardly from the rear end of the plug proper, the belt attaching portion being slightly inclined relative to the plug proper the belt attaching portion being in the shape of a rectangular frame and including a rear rod, a front rod from the middle of which the shank extends forwardly, and a pair of side rods joining at their respective opposed ends the plug including a pair of reinforcing ribs each extending continually on and along a front side of the front rod and one side of the shank.
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12. A buckle comprising:
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a plug; and a socket releasably engageable with the plug, the socket including a socket body being of a box-like construction and having an opening formed in its front end, and a pair of catch plates pivotally mounted at their respective middles on the opposite sides of the socket body and each having at its front end an engaging prong and at its rear end an abutment; the plug including a plug proper having a shank, a plug head formed contiguously to the front end of the shank and having on its opposed sides a pair of engaging shoulders and means provided on the front end of the plug head for, when the plug proper is inserted into the socket body, urging the abutments outwardly apart from each other, the plug including a belt attaching portion extending rearwardly from the rear end of the plug proper, the belt attaching portion being slightly inclined relative to the plug proper, the plug including a slide rod being in the shape of an elongated frame and comprising an upper and lower walls and a pair of side walls joining the opposed ends of the upper and lower walls to thus define therebetween a tunnel for slidably receiving the belt attaching portion, the upper wall having a pair of spaced parallel short slits cut in the rear edge thereof to thus define therebetween a resilient flap. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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Specification