Buckle for Fixing Accessories
A buckle for the fixing of accessories and in particular for the fixing of diving accessories, such as, for example a torch, to a diving jacket. The buckle comprises a male and a female portion that can be hitched to one another and connected to the accessory and the jacket by hitching means, such as rings or spring catches. The portions of the buckle are provided with a connection element that maintains its mechanical connection even in buckle release conditions. Advantageously, in the male and female portions of the buckle there are fixing seats that accommodate both the connection element and the hitching means for the items of clothing and for the accessories.
1 . A buckle for the fixing of articles on items of clothing or travel equipment, and in particular for the fixing of diving accessories to diving jackets, comprising
a female and a male portion, that can be hooked together, each female and male portion being fitted with hooking means for hooking the portions of the buckle to items of clothing and/or accessories,
a connection element connecting said male and female portions to one another in both a hooking configuration and an unhooking configuration, to guarantee a mechanical connection between the male and female portions also in an unhooking configuration thereof, wherein
in the male and female portions of the buckle there are fixing seats that house both individual portions of the connection element and the hooking means for items of clothing and accessories.
2 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing seats house a pin mechanically connected to at least one of said portions of the connection element.
3 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the pin comprises a cavity that houses an extremity of the connection element.
4 . The buckle according to claim 3 , wherein said extremity is trapped inside the cavity.
5 . The buckle according to claim 2 , wherein the pin comprises at least one tooth that traps the pin in the respective fixing seat.
6 . The buckle according to claim 5 , wherein said tooth is elastically joined to the pin so as to allow an elastic gripping of the relative extremity of the connection element housed in a cavity of the pin.
7 . The buckle according to claim 2 , wherein said pin is arranged laterally with respect to the male and female portions, so as to arrange the extremity of the connection element in a transverse direction with respect to a hooking/unhooking direction of the buckle.
8 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing seats comprise at least one fixing hole that houses the hooking means for the items of clothing and accessories.
9 . The buckle according to claim 8 , wherein the fixing hole is associated with at least one ring for connecting the buckle to a jacket.
10 . The buckle according to claim 8 , wherein the fixing hole is connected to a spring catch fitted with a clip.
11 . The buckle according to claim 10 , wherein the spring catch is joined to the fixing hole by the interposition of an elastic hook.
12 . The buckle according to claim 11 , wherein the elastic hook comprises a ring-shaped portion fitted with a notch to confer elasticity to the hook.
13 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element is an extendible elastic cable.
14 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element is a spiral cable.
15 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the male portion comprises at least one tine suited to elastically hooking into a corresponding recess of the female portion, the tine being accessible from outside the buckle so as to permit manual hooking/unhooking of the buckle.
16 . The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein said male and female portions are made using polymeric material.