Adjustable belt buckle with safety catch

Claim 1

ADJUSTABLE BELT BUCKLE WITH SAFETY CATCH COMPRISING, COMPANION HEAD AND KEEPER PLATES, THE KEEPER PLATE HAVING A SLOT FOR PASSAGE OF THE HEAD OF THE HEAD PLATE AND AN ABUTMENT WALL FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SAID HEAD POSITIONED FOR CONNECTION OF THE PLATES IN OVERLAPPING RELATION AND ARRANGED TO PREVENT LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION OF THE PLATES IN SAID OVERLAPPING RELATION, SAID PLATES HAVING TRANSVERSE SNUBBING RIDGES IMPRESSED IN THE SHAPE OF AN INVERTED V IN UPPOSITE EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SAME, THE INCLINED SIDE WALLS OF SAID SNUBBING RIDGES HAVING SLOTS THEREIN, SAID BUCKLE BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE LOOPS OF BELT WEBBING EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOTS AND ABOUT THE CRESTS OF SAID SNUBBING RIDGES FOR ADJUSTABLY SECURING SAID PLATES TO SAID WEBBING, AND COMPANION SNAP FASTENER ELEMENTS ON OPPOSED PARTS OF SAID OVERLAPPING PORTIONS OF THE PLATES, THE OVERLAPPING PORTION OF THE KEEPER PLATE HAVING AN EXTENDED HANDLE PROJECTING OVER THE SNUBBING RIDGE ON SAID HEAD PLATE IN POSITION FOR EFFECTING LIFTING MOVEMENT OF SAID KEEPER PLATE TO RELEASE THE SNAP FASTENER ELEMENTS AND PERMIT SAID HEAD AND KEEPER PLATES TO BE THEN SEPARATED.