Patent ID: 9743719
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A44B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A buckle assembly structured for quick release of an associated connector, said buckle assembly comprising: a gripping assembly structured to removably retain the connector in a locked position, said gripping assembly comprising at least two locking segments movable relative to one another between a closed orientation and a release orientation, said locking segments structured to engage said connector when in said closed orientation and thereby retain the connector in said locked position, a quick release assembly connected to said gripping assembly, said quick release assembly positionable into a separating engagement with said locking segments to at least partially define disposition of said locking segments from said closed orientation into said release orientation, a secondary release assembly connected to said gripping assembly and including at least one release member disposable between a rest position and a release position, said release position comprising a separating engagement of said at least one release member between said locking segments, said locking segments including peripheral portions defining an outwardly flared opening structured and disposed to receive said release member there through into said separating engagement between said locking segments, and said rest position comprising said at least one release member normally biased outwardly, in spaced relation to said peripheral portions of said locking segments.