Patent ID: 7444720

Claim:
A buckle comprising: a base comprising two walls, a floor integrally formed with and between the two walls and a jaw integrally formed with the floor and between the two walls, with the two walls, the floor, and the jaw formed as a single piece from a metal sheet with the two walls bent from the floor and the jaw bent from the floor; a one-piece handle comprising a touch portion formed at an end and a jaw formed near the touch portion, with the jaw of the one-piece handle and the touch portion formed as a single piece from a metal sheet with the jaw of the one-piece handle bent from the touch portion, wherein the one-piece handle is installed on the base to define a gap between the jaw of the base and the jaw of the one-piece handle, wherein the one-piece handle can be pivoted on the base between a first position where the gap is small and a second position where the gap is large; and an elastic element for keeping the one-piece handle in the first position.