Patent ID: 6532632
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A buckle for receiving a strap member and for snap-fitting to a snap stud located on a helmet, the buckle comprising:a metal member having opposite ends and opposite first and second substantially planar surfaces, with an aperture located between the ends and a slit on either side of the aperture, each of the slits including a plurality of rugous surfaces suitable for frictionally engaging a strap member positionable there through, a metal snap configured to be matingly engagable with the snap stud of the helmet and affixed adjacent to the first surface of the metal member by a fastener connectingly associated with the metal snap and the aperture of the metal member, and a plastic material substantially encasing the metal member except that at least a portion of the rugous surfaces and a portion of the first surface of the metal member adjacent the metal snap are not encased by the plastic material and remain exposed.