Patent ID: 6711788
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A telescopic belt buckle apparatus comprising:a belt having a free end and a fixed end; a buckle unit having an exterior surface and a hollow interior, said buckle unit having a belt ring at one end thereof; a spring assembly secured within said hollow interior of said buckle unit, said spring assembly having at least one spring and a cradle extending therefrom, said fixed end of said belt engaged with said cradle of said spring assembly and extending outwardly of said buckle unit through said belt ring, said cradle being slidable within said hollow interior of said buckle unit so as to move relative to the spring, said spring urging said cradle toward said spring; and a cover affixed to said buckle unit so as to extend over said spring assembly, said cover dividing an opening in said belt ring into an exit opening for said fixed end of said belt and into a separate entry opening for said free end of said belt, said cover having a latch protruding outwardly therefrom, said latch engageable with a hole formed in said free end of said belt, said buckle unit having a stud extending into said hollow interior, the spring being engaged with said stud at an opposite end of said buckle unit, said cradle secured to a free end of the spring.