Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Separable-fastener or required component thereof – Including member having distinct formations and mating...
Patent
1996-08-30
1998-03-24
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Separable-fastener or required component thereof
Including member having distinct formations and mating...
24196, 24616, 24634, A44B 1100
Patent
active
057298777
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a pinch resistant buckle assembly to reduce the potential for pinching the skin of a person when connecting a female receptacle and a male latch of the assembly. The male latch has an outwardly extending engagement portion which is received by a female receptacle. The female receptacle has a body having a chamber adapted to releasably engage the engagement portion of the male latch. The chamber has an opening at the engagement end of the female receptacle body through which the engagement portion of the latch passes to engage the chamber.
A guide shield is located adjacent the opening and extends substantially away from the opening in a direction from which the male latch is inserted. Extending the shield outwardly away from the opening effectively enlarges the area of the opening by providing a larger effective area to guide the engagement portion of the male latch into the opening. The guide shield provides an extended surface leading into the chamber through the opening. Instead of placing the engagement portion exactly into the opening, during connection the user need only place the engagement portion somewhere along the guide shield surface and slide the engagement portion through the opening and into the chamber for engagement. The guide shield greatly reduces the risk of pinching by virtually eliminating the blunt end of the female receptacle and providing an area to guide the engagement portion into the chamber.
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Asplin Christopher G.
Geraty Thomas K.
Kong C. Kwai
Bell Sports Inc.
Sakran Victor N.
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