Patent ID: 8286311
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A buckle, comprising a male latch and a female receptacle: the male latch comprised of a pair of hooks, each one hook of the pair of hooks extending distally from a first end, respectively, of said one hook, said each one hook having an arm portion extending longitudinally from the first end and a hooking portion distal to the arm portion at a distal end opposite the first end, wherein each hooking portion includes a first hooking projection having a first surface that projects transversely outward relative to an outer surface of the arm portion in a first direction, a second hooking projection having a second surface that projects transversely outward relative to the outer surface of the arm portion in a second direction different from the first direction, and a third hooking projection having a third surface that projects transversely outward relative to the outer surface of the arm portion in a third direction than the first direction and generally opposite the second direction; and the female receptacle configured to be coupled to the male latch by holding each of the first, second and third hooking projections of each one hook of the pair of hooks while the male latch is inserted into the female receptacle, wherein said first, second, and third surface of the first, second and third hooking projections, respectively, hook a corresponding surface at the female receptacle, each said corresponding surface blocking movement of said first, second and third hooking projection at said first, second and third surface, respectively, when the male latch and female receptacle are pulled in opposing directions.