Patent ID: 8601652
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A side release buckle, comprising: (a) a plug, comprising (i) a base including a belt attachment, (ii) a pair of legs projecting from the base, each leg including an engaging portion, and (iii) a connecting portion extending between the pair of legs and connected to each leg, wherein the connecting portion defines an at least partially open area partially surrounded by the connecting portion; and (b) a socket configured to receive the plug through an insertion opening and into an engaged configuration, the socket comprising a belt attachment, a top portion extending from a forwardmost part of the top portion at the insertion opening to a rearmost part of the top portion, a bottom portion extending from a forwardmost part of the bottom portion at the insertion opening to a rearmost part of the bottom portion, and two sides connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, the socket further comprising a top portion cutout area between the rearmost part of the top portion and the belt attachment and a bottom portion cutout area between the rearmost part of the bottom portion and the belt attachment, wherein the bottom portion cutout area is larger than the top portion cutout area such that, when the plug and the socket are in the engaged configuration, the top portion of the socket covers at least a portion of the engaging portions of the pair of legs and the bottom portion of the socket does not cover the engaging portions of the pair of legs; wherein, when the plug and the socket are in the engaged configuration, at least one of the top portion and bottom portion cutout areas of the socket at least partially overlaps the open area of the plug.