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EP0245877A1
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Buckle
Assignee: YKK Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-05-15
Abstract
Abstract In a buckle comprising male and female members (13),' (1) releasably couplable to each other in snap action, the female member (1) has in its side wall a pair of side walls a pair of side slits (9), (9), respectively, in which a pair of resilient arms (4), (4) of the female member (1) extends. The female member (1) also has in its bottom wall a pair of transversely spaced holes (11), (11), into which a projection (10) on the respective arm (4) extends. The movement of each arm (4) in a direction perpendicular to the general plane of the female member (1) is restricted within the width of the respective slit (9), while the transverse movement of each arm (4) is restricted within the width of the respective hole (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Kazumi Kasai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:17
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/25; A44B11/26; A44B11/266; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45471; Y10T24/45524; Y10T24/45545; Y10T24/45581; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45775; Y10T24/45785
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A buckle comprising: a female member (1) in the form of a case having in its top wall a central aperture (2), said female member (1) having a pair of transversely spaced resilient arms (4), (4) each extending from a base (5) near one end of said female member (1); a male member (13) having a tongue-shaped presser (14) having on its bottom side a pair of resilient legs (17), (17) each having on its outer side at least one stepped portion (19) engageable with an edge (3) of said central aperture (2) in said female member (1) as said legs (17), (17) are forced into said central aperture (2) in a snap action; and said female member (1) further having in its side walls a pair of side slits (9), (9) and in its bottom wall a pair of transversely spaced restriction holes (11), (11), each of said arms (4) extending into the respective side slit (9) and having on its free end (6) an inwardly extending pusher portion (7) for pushing the respective leg (17) of said male member (13), each of said arms (4) also having a projection (10) extending into the respective hole (11) of said bottom wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A buckle comprising: a female member (1) in the form of a case having in its top wall a central aperture (2), said female member (1) having a pair of transversely spaced resilient arms (4), (4) each extending from a base (5) near one end of said female member (1); a male member (13) having a tongue-shaped presser (14) having on its bottom side a pair of resilient legs (17), (17) each having on its outer side at least one stepped portion (19) engageable with an edge (3) of said central aperture (2) in said female member (1) as said legs (17), (17) are forced into said central aperture (2) in a snap action; and said female member (1) further having in its side walls a pair of side slits (9), (9) and in its bottom wall a pair of transversely spaced restriction holes (11), (11), each of said arms (4) extending into the respective side slit (9) and having on its free end (6) an inwardly extending pusher portion (7) for pushing the respective leg (17) of said male member (13), each of said arms (4) also having a projection (10) extending into the respective hole (11) of said bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A buckle according to claim 1, wherein each of said legs (17) having a slit (17a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A buckle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said male member (13) also includes an attachment (15), said tongue-shaped presser (14) being pivotally mounted on said.attachment (15).
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