Patent ID: 7836561

Claim:
A strap combined with a buckle for attaching the strap to equipment, comprising: the buckle having a body, the buckle body having an elongated member over which the strap is mounted and is movable in one direction to lengthen the strap and in the opposite direction to shorten the strap, the strap having reliefs extending generally parallel to the elongated direction of the elongated member, a tongue connected to the buckle body and extending from a location near the remote end of the buckle towards the elongated member and a tooth mounted on the end of the tongue, said tooth engaging a relief to secure the strap to prevent movement of the strap of the lengthening direction while permitting movement of the strap in the shortening direction, the tongue extending in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of elongation of the buckle, the tongue having a slit with transverse walls, one of said walls forming a first inclined surface which is inclined relative to the direction of elongation of the buckle, a release member also extending substantially parallel to the direction of elongation of the buckle, the release member having a lug which forms a second inclined surface which engages the first inclined surface to cause the release of the tooth from its relief, and the buckle being generally elongated from the elongated member to a remote end spaced from the elongated member in a direction away from the strap, the release member being moveable substantially parallel to the direction of elongation of the buckle to release the tooth from the relief.