Patent ID: 7107657

Claim:
A verticle positioned lanyard releasing breakaway buckle, the buckle comprising: a keeper having a rear wall, side walls, and a floor, a cover, to which a lanyard is secured, hinged to the keeper spaced apart from the floor and between the walls, the floor, the walls, and the cover defining an elongated slot, apertures formed inward from the side walls such that a strap may be fed through the apertures to vertically orient the buckle on a strap; a cover having a caming surface formed on the under surface of the cover, which caming surface terminates in locking surface, an opening formed in the cover; a secure part comprising a base, a tongue section extending from the base, the tongue section comprising parallel guide arms extending from the rear wall forwardly, and terminating in leading ends, a member secured to the guide arms, a caming surface formed in the tongue section, the caming surface terminating in a catch surface, whereby when the secure is received in the keeper, the caming surfaces engage and the cover deflects upwardly, the catch surface extends beyond the locking surface, the cover closes fastening the secure to the keeper.