Patent ID: 6263548
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A buckle comprising:a female member having a hollow shape and including an inserting hole at a front side and first engaging portions at lateral sides relative to the front side, anda male member detachably connected to the female member, and including a collar potion; elastic pieces extending from front lateral end portions of the collar portion to be inserted into the inserting hole of the female member, each of said elastic pieces having a second engaging portion engaging each of the first engaging portions of the female member; and concave portions formed at the front lateral end portions to be partly surrounded by the elastic pieces so that the collar portion and the elastic pieces are partly overlapped in a longitudinal direction of the male member, each of the concave portions providing an additional length to each of the elastic pieces so that the elastic piece can bend inwardly in case a distance from a forward end of the elastic piece to a front surface of the collar portion does not permit the elastic piece to bend inwardly for engaging the first and second engaging portions.