Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Buckles – Harness
Patent
1994-11-22
1996-11-12
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Buckles
Harness
24191, A44B 1112
Patent
active
055727719
ABSTRACT:
In a buckle, the loose end of a belt is clamped by operation of a pivoted lever that is pressed down onto a base member, a lever belt gripping surface engages one surface of the belt and forces the opposite surface onto a resilient surface in the base member. Flexing of this resilient surface provides a force that secures the belt between the resilient surface and the belt gripping surface. The lever is mounted to the base member by a pair of internal, tapered pins. A pair of flexible mating tapered tabs on the lever mount the lever on the pins. Mating tapers lead or guide the pins to the location of lever holes, thus allowing the lever to be mounted on the base member. In another embodiment, one rigid tab and one flexible tapered tab are located on the lever for mounting the lever on the two pins. This one flexible tab leads or guides a mating pin to a lever hole, thus allowing the lever to be mounted on the base member. Mating snap means are provided to snap latch the lever to the base member. The exterior shape of the base member and lever provide a smooth, continuous, outline when the lever is in its closed position, thus minimizing accidental opening of the buckle.
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Brittain James R.
Hancock Earl C.
Sirr Francis A.
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