Patent ID: 6704977
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A44B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A buckle adapted to join two strap members, comprising:a male buckle member, said male buckle member comprising a mounting base, a flat coupling portion forwardly extended from a top side of the mounting base of said male buckle member, and a hook block downwardly extended from a front sidewall of the flat coupling portion of said male buckle member; a female buckle member configured for receiving said male buckle member, said female buckle member comprising a mounting base, a flat coupling portion forwardly extended from a bottom side of the mounting base of said female buckle member and adapted for coupling to the flat coupling portion of said male buckle member, an opening cut through the flat coupling portion of said female buckle member and adapted to receive the hook block of said male buckle member, and a springy support downwardly extends from a top side of the mounting base of said female buckle member and suspends in said opening and is adapted to push said hook block forwards into engagement with a part of said female buckle member when a user releases said female buckle member after said hook block has been inserted into said opening by force to push said springy support backwards; and said springy support comprises a springy arm, said springy arm having a fixed top end connected to the mounting base of said female buckle member and a free bottom end suspended in said opening, and a cylindrical stop block transversely located on the free bottom end of said springy arm.