Patent ID: 8312603
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A buckle for swimming/diving goggles, with the buckle adapted to be mounted to a side of a body of the swimming/diving goggles and adapted to engage with a head strap including a plurality of teeth, with the buckle comprising: a base including a front end having an engagement portion engaged with the side of the body, with the base further including a rear end having a slot, with the head strap adapted to extend through the slot, with the base further including a support portion adjacent to the front end of the base; a cover including a front end having an engagement portion engaged with the side of the body, with the cover covering the base, with a space defined between the cover and the base, with the cover further including a groove extending from a rear end of the cover towards but spaced from the front end of the cover, with the groove including an opening in the rear end of the cover; and a button mounted in the groove of the cover and made of flexible material, with the button including an inner face, with an engagement plate formed on the inner face of the button and aligned with the slot of the base, with the engagement plate including a catch for releasably engaging with the teeth of the head strap, with the button further including front and rear ends, with a grip provided on the rear end of the button, with the grip received in the opening of the cover, with first and second supporting points defined between the button and the base, with a pressing section formed between the first and second supporting points, with the front end of the button abutting against the support portion of the base to retain the catch in engagement with the teeth of the head strap to only allow movement of the head strap in a tightening direction, with the button being pressable at the pressing section to disengage the catch from the teeth of the head strap to allow movement of the head strap in a loosening direction opposite to the tightening direction, with the space receiving the pressed pressing section, with the grip being manually operable to disengage the catch from the teeth of the head strap to allow movement of the head strap in the loosening direction, with the base including two pivot seats formed on an inner face thereof and located behind the support portion, with each of the two pivot seats of the base having a first recess, with an abutment plate provided on the inner face of the base, with the second supporting point located between the abutment plate and the button, with the cover including an inner face having two pivotal seats each having a second recess, with the button including an inner face having a protrusion pivotally engaged with the two pivot seats of the cover and the two pivot seats of the base, with the protrusion including two cylindrical ends received in the first and second recesses, with the first supporting point located between the two cylinders and the base.