Patent ID: 8726471
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A44B,A44C,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A belt buckle comprising: a. a front surface; b. a rear surface; c. a first end operatively configured to fixedly and positionably couple to a belt; d. a second end operatively configured to fixedly couple to a belt; e. a surface of the belt buckle defining an open area having an inner circumferential edge substantially identical to the outer circumferential edge of an identification tag; f. wherein at least a portion of the open area extends from the front surface to the rear surface of the belt buckle; g. a flange extending inward from the surface defining the open area toward the center open portion, wherein the flange is operatively configured to maintain the identification tag a prescribed distance from the front surface of the belt buckle; and h. a compression spring retaining member which is compressed into the inner circumferential edge of the open area to retain the identification tag within the belt buckle.