Patent ID: 8464406

Claim:
A quick-release buckle assembly, comprising: a female portion comprising a hollow body with planar front and back surfaces, an interior cavity having internal walls, an open top communicating with the cavity, and a locking device slidably disposed within the cavity in a pre-set sliding direction, the locking device comprising a catch that is connected via springs to the female buckle portion; and a male portion comprising a base, and at least one locking tongue, wherein inserting the male portion into the open top of the female portion along an insertion plane of the female buckle portion causes the locking device to engage the locking tongue to lock the two buckle portions together, wherein the pre-set sliding direction is disposed at an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees to the insertion plane of the female portion and to the front and back planar surfaces of the female buckle portion, wherein the buckle portions are released from each other only by pulling the locking device in the sliding direction, until the locking device disengages from the locking tongue; and wherein the springs are integrally molded with the locking device and are biased against internal walls of the female portion to keep the locking device in a resting position.