Patent ID: 7464447

Claim:
A buckle comprising: a male horseshoe buckle member including a male strap receiving means for coupling to a first strap and an engaging means for releasably engaging with a female buckle, said engaging means having two prongs each having a barb end portion, said male strap receiving means and said prongs being connected by an interface section, said barb end portion creating a barb angle with said prongs; a female buckle member including: a receiving volume having an open engaging end and an open locking end; interior walls defining channels for receiving said prongs of said male buckle member; inwardly curved edges at said open locking end for securing engagement with said barb end portion of said male buckle member; a female strap receiving means for coupling to a second strap, said female strap receiving means being positioned on a bottom of said receiving volume and proximate said open engaging end so that when said male and female buckle members are engaged and locked, said female strap receiving means abuts said interface section of said male buckle member causing said first and second straps to be in close proximity to each other.