Patent ID: 6701587
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A buckle device comprising a tongue plate (2) to be connected to a webbing, and a buckle body (5) into and from which the tongue plate (2) is inserted and extracted, said buckle body (5) comprising:a frame (10); a hook member (20) pivotably mounted on the frame (10), said hook member being adapted to pivot to come into engagement with the tongue plate (2) upon insertion of the tongue plate (2) and being pivotally urged in the disengaging direction all the time; a release button (50) made of plastic and for releasing the engagement between the hook member (20) and the tongue plate (2); and a lock bar (30) adapted to move to a first position, in which the lock bar inhibits pivoting of the hook member (20) in the disengaging direction, by an urging force of a biasing member when said hook member is being engaged with the tongue plate (2), and move to a second position, in which the lock bar allows pivoting of the hook member (20) in the disengagement direction, by being pushed by the release button (50) upon disengaging operation of the release button (50), said buckle device being characterized in that said lock bar (30), against the urging force of the biasing member, is received by only a stop restriction part, which is integrally formed on the release button (50), when the lock bar (30) is moved to the first position by the urging force.