Patent ID: 7725993
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A child resistant buckle, comprising: first and second buckle members shaped to be cooperatively joined in a clasped condition; a passive latch mechanism that includes releasably cooperative components on the first and second buckle members respectively, arranged to be releasably cooperative when the first and second buckle members are joined in the clasped condition to retain the first and second buckle members together; the passive latch mechanism being disengagable through application of a separation force applied to both the first and second buckle members to urge the first and second buckle members away from each other, the separation force being transferred to the cooperative components in an unclasping action; the cooperative components being configured to oppose each other in a direction of the separation force to resist the separation force; at least one of the cooperative components being resiliently displaced or deformed by another cooperative component of the passive latch mechanism when the separation force is transferred to the cooperative components sufficient to permit the applied separation force to overcome the separation resistance provided by the cooperative components to disengage the cooperative components to permit the buckle to be unclasped; and another latch mechanism that includes releasably cooperative engagement structures on respective first and second buckle members and being externally accessible for actuation to permit disengagement of the engagement structures.