Patent ID: 8490254

Claim:
A belt buckle for use in fastening a belt, comprising: (a) a front member that includes an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface and which is formed of a substantially rigid material and which includes a curved planar shape, thereto; (b) a rear member that is formed of a substantially rigid material and which includes a curved planar shape that includes a radius similar to a radius of said front member; (c) wherein said rear member is attached in a generally parallel spaced-apart manner to said front member; (d) a compartment that is disposed between said rear member and said front member, wherein said compartment includes a pair of opposite sides and a rear portion that extends between a rear end of each of said pair of opposite sides, and wherein said compartment includes an opening that is disposed at an end of the belt buckle, and wherein said compartment is able to receive at least one credit card, or debit card, or identification card therein; (e) means for attaching a first end of the belt to the belt buckle and an opposite second end of the belt to the belt buckle, wherein said means for attaching includes a fastener assembly that is attached to a bottom of said rear member by a pair of fasteners that pass through a pair of openings provided in said rear member; and wherein said rear member includes a curved spring attached thereto, and wherein said spring includes opposite spring ends that each include an opening through each of said opposite spring ends, and wherein each of said openings in each of said opposite spring ends aligns with one of said pair of openings provided in said rear member, and wherein each of said opposite spring ends is secured to said rear member by one of said pair of fasteners, and wherein a curved portion of said spring extends away from said rear member and toward said front member, and wherein said spring is flexible and able to compress away from said front member when said credit card, or said debit card, or said identification card is inserted into said compartment, and wherein only said curved portion of said spring is able to make contact with said credit card, or said debit card, or said identification card.