Patent ID: 7681288

Claim:
A child resistant buckle, comprising: first and second buckle members shaped to be cooperatively joined in a clasped condition; a child resistant latching mechanism including releaseably cooperative components on the first and second buckle members respectively, arranged to be releaseably cooperative when the first and second buckle members are joined in the clasped condition to retain the first and second buckle members together, the latching mechanism being constructed to prevent release when an applied actuation force to disengage the cooperative components is less than a predetermined level; the first and second buckle members being composed of impact modified nylon and having walls with a wall thickness in a range of from about 0.07 inches to about 0.14 inches, the composition and wall thickness enabling the first and second buckle members to withstand an increased impact loading in a range of from about 4 ft-lbs to about 70 ft-lbs without failure; and the composition and wall thickness further enabling the first and second buckle members to withstand the impact loading to avoid modification of the predetermined level.