Patent ID: 7155786

Claim:
A buckle comprising; a female buckle component having a housing with a roof and a floor having an edge, and a lid pivotally connected to said housing and defining a pocket with said housing, said lid having a flange adjacent said floor; and a male buckle component having a forward end for insertion into said pocket, with a portion of said forward end extending over and beyond said floor and confronting a portion of said flange such that said portion of said flange is positioned beneath said portion of said forward end, and a lip engaged against said edge of said floor wherein, said flange of said lid being a first flange, and said lid having a second flange spaced from said first flange, and said forward end of said male buckle component having portions thereof confronting at least portions of each said flange such that said portions of said flanges are positioned beneath said portions of said forward end.