Patent ID: 8365368
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A buckle comprising: a male member; and a female member in which the male member is inserted to be engaged therewith, the male member comprising: a base to which a string member is attachable; a pair of legs that project from the base, the pair of legs being elastically deformable in a direction intersecting an insertion direction of the male member; engaging portions that are respectively provided on the legs to be engageable with the female member; a linking body that links the pair of legs and allows the legs to be elastically deformed inward; a curved portion that is curved toward the base and is formed at a middle of the linking body; and a pair of projecting portions being substantially parallel with the insertion direction of the male member, the pair of projecting portions extending from the base between the curved portion and the legs, wherein the base comprises a V-shaped base-side projection, wherein a most projected portion of the base-side projection is formed at a widthwise center thereof and wherein the pair of legs projects from widthwise ends of the base-side projection, and the projecting portions are respectively disposed outside the most projected portion of the base-side projection, and are disposed outside the curved portion such that the curved portion is interposed therebetween.