Patent ID: 7140082

Claim:
A side release buckle allowing locking from an angular position, comprising: a male member having two elastic retaining arms spaced apart and extending outwardly from a front end thereof, each of said two elastic retaining arms having a curved outer sidewall that is elastically movable under a pressure, and a retaining shoulder portion being formed near a proximal end of each said curved outer sidewall, each of the two elastic retaining arms has a first end connected to the male member and a second end located on an end the two retaining arms are both located in a non-vertical command plane, a lower surface of the first end of a first retaining arm of the two elastic retaining arms the first end of a second retaining arm of the two elastic retaining arms; is located and extending over an upper surface of and a hollow female member having a front opening corresponding to said elastic retaining arms of said male member and having an inner wall surface adapted to compress and guide each curved outer sidewall of said male member into said female member, and two side openings provided at two lateral sides of said female member to communicate with said front opening; and each of said two side openings having an axially front end adapted to abut against said retaining shoulder portions at the proximal end of said curved outer sidewall of each of the two elastic retaining arms of the male member.