Patent ID: 6678925
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A two-piece lanyard release buckle which comprises:the buckle having first and second ends which ends are adapted to receive straps; a keeper having a floor which includes a front portion and a rear portion and the first end formed in the rear portion; a flexible cover spaced apart from the floor, the opposed surfaces of the floor and cover defining a slot therebetween, a keeper surface formed on one of the opposed surfaces of either the floor or the cover; side walls spaced apart from one another and perpendicular to the cover and floor; means for flexibly securing the cover and the floor to one another; a lanyard secured to the cover; a secure part configured to be received in the slot, the secure part comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the second end formed in the rear portion the front portion of the secure part has an upper surface and a lower surface and a leading edge, a recess in the lower surface extending rearwardly from the leading edge and crenellations extending downwardly from the leading edge into the recess.