Low profile buckle
Abstract
Abstract A BUCKLE FOR SECURING WEBBING STRAPS IN SYSTEMS SUCH AS ARE USED TO HOLD DOWN CARGO IN COMMON CARRIES. THE BUCKLE COMPRISES A SHALLOW GENERALLY CHANNEL-SHAPED BODY HAVING A PIVOTED CAM AT A CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF, A ROLLER AT ONE END AND A RESTRAINING PIN AT THE OTHER END. A FLAT HANDLE IS PIVOTED COAXIALLY WITH THE CAM AND LIFTS IT WITH A LOST MOTION CONNECTION. THE BUCKLE IS FASTENED TO ONE STRAP AND THE OTHER STRAP IS FED UNDER THE RESTRAINING PIN AND THE LIFTED CAM, AROUND THE ROLLER AND BACK UNDER THE CAM AND RESTRAINING PIN. THE CAM HAS ROWS OF TEETH WITH A SPACING COORDINATED WITH THE PICKS IN THE WEBBING AND IS SPRING-URGED TOWARD THE STRAP, THE HANDLE BEING INDEPENDENTLY SPRING-URGED TO A FLAT POSITION FLUSH WITH THE BODY. THERE IS THEREFORE NO DANGER OF ACCIDENTALLY RELEASING THE BUCKLE BY STRIKING THE HANDLE.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles F Crissy
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