Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Buckles – Ornamental and/or object supported
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-06
2002-04-23
Sakran, Victor N. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Buckles
Ornamental and/or object supported
C024S003130, C024S0160PB, C024S181000, C190S01800A, C190S102000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06374467
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a buckle device on luggage wherein the female part is removably connected to a position member on a top of the luggage, and the male part is connected to a belt fixedly on the luggage. The female part can be disconnected from the position member to allow the user to use the zipper of the luggage.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional buckle device for luggage is shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
and generally includes a male part
30
which is connected to a first end of a belt
1
, and a female part
20
fixedly connected to the base portion of a handle
10
which is fixedly connected to the luggage. A frame
2
is fixedly connected to the luggage and a second end of the belt
1
is connected to the frame
2
. A hook is pivotally connected to the frame
2
so that an extra bag
3
is hooked to the hook. A zipper means
11
of the luggage passes right beside the base of the handle
10
. The zipper means
11
is located below the female part
20
and the male part
30
which is connected to the female part
20
by inserting two prongs
31
into two slots
21
in the female part
20
. When the user wants to use the zipper means
11
while the female part
20
is connected to the male part
30
, the user does not want to disengage the male part
30
from the female part
20
because it requires a certain skill to press the prongs
31
inward and the extra bag
3
could drop because the belt
1
is loosened. It could hurt user's nails when pressing the prongs
31
. Most users choose to lift the belt
1
so as to allow the movement of the zipper pull passing below the female part
20
and the male part
30
. It takes a lot of effort to lift the belt
1
.
FIG. 3
shows another embodiment of the buckle device for luggage wherein a loop of belt
22
is fixedly connected to the luggage and the female part
20
is connected to the belt
22
. Therefore, the female part
20
is able to be lifted away from the zipper means
11
without separating from the female part
20
and the male part
30
. Nevertheless, the user still has to use a lot of force to pull the belt
1
and
22
upward.
The present invention intends to provide a buckle device for luggage wherein the female part can be disconnected from the luggage to conveniently allow the zipper pull to pass.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buckle device for luggage and comprising a position member located on the luggage and a buckle assembly is removably connected to the position member. A belt has an end connected to the buckle assembly and the other end of the belt is connected to the luggage. The buckle assembly can be disengaged from the position member when using the zipper means of the luggage.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a buckle assembly for luggage wherein the zipper can be used without lifting the belt connected to the buckle assembly.
These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention.
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