Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Bale and package ties – hose clamps – With tighteners
Patent
1975-11-10
1978-01-24
Gelak, Bernard A.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Bale and package ties, hose clamps
With tighteners
24230AK, 24211R, A44B 1125, A44B 2100
Patent
active
040695581
ABSTRACT:
A latch mechanism for use in safety belt buckles, connectors and couplings, in which a female portion is provided with a slot having two opposed edges and inner and outer wall surfaces on opposite sides of the slot edges, and a male portion having a member with a forward end and a shoulder thereon for extending through the slot and seating on the inner surface of the female portion. A member movable toward and away from the forward end of the first member is adapted to seat in the slot when the first member is disposed therein, for holding the first member in the slot and the shoulder in engagement with the inner surface of the part defining the slot. The second member is urged toward the forward end of the first member by a spring or other suitable resilient means, and an operating means, preferably consisting of a push button, handle or stem, is provided for retracting the second member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2464543 (1949-03-01), Modrey
patent: 2465328 (1949-03-01), Modrey
patent: 3152377 (1964-10-01), Carter
patent: 3336641 (1967-08-01), Hunter
patent: 3796461 (1974-03-01), Cucheran
Gelak Bernard A.
Hobbs Marmaduke A.
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