Patent ID: 8434203

Claim:
A web buckle and non-interlocking tongues combination comprising: first and second non-interlocking tongues which have tongue bars; a buckle housing with an entrance for insertion of said bars of said non-interlocking tongues one at a time, said housing having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending projection; said housing having a longitudinal axis extending in the direction of said bars when inserted into said housing; an actuator movably mounted to said housing; a locking pawl both rockable around said axis and pivotable in a direction perpendicular to said axis being mounted on said projection and engaged with said actuator, said pawl having extensions movable to a locking position to lockingly and selectively hold separately each of said tongue bars when inserted one at a time into said buckle and movable by said actuator to a release position to release selectively and separately each of said tongue bars; and, a spring contactable with said pawl normally forcing said pawl to said locking position but yieldable to allow said pawl to move to said release position.