Patent ID: 6796007
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A buckle mechanism comprising:a female portion having an inner cavity, an open top and at least one locking slot; at least one male portion adapted to be received within the cavity of the female portion through said open top, said male portion having a base, a central leg, a catch on said central leg and a locking tab, said locking tab seating in said locking slot when said male portion is inserted into said female portion; and a center button mechanism mounted in said female portion and comprising a center push button, a spring arranged between said center push button and a spring base, at least one flexible leg connected between said spring base, and said push button said flexible leg having a catch that interlocks with the catch on the male portion when said male portion is inserted into said female portion, wherein when said center push button is depressed, said spring compresses and causes said flexible leg to bend and release the catch on the male portion which allows said locking tab to be depressed so that the male portion is ejected from the female portion when the locking tab is depressed by the central push button sufficiently to clear the recess in the female portion.