IP Library Granted Patent US 12,082,657
Granted Patent B2
US 12,082,657 · App. 18/148,936 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Belt buckle system

Inventors: Edward Rowland (Rancho Cucamonga, CA); Tom Hunsucker (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Assignee: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
A44B11/12
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Patent No.
US 12,082,657
App. No.
18/148,936
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A belt system comprising a belt having a plurality of ratchet teeth, a belt buckle secured to an end of the belt, the belt buckle including a belt buckle frame member having at least one elongated internal shaft. A ring is pivotably secured to the belt buckle, the ring configured to support the weight of a user of the belt.

Claims (27)

1. A belt buckle system, comprising:

a belt buckle frame member having at least one elongated internal shaft that extends along a first long axis;

a first elongated actuator member slidingly positioned within the internal shaft, the first elongated actuator member is positioned along a second long axis that is co-axial with the first long axis of the internal shaft, and wherein the first elongated actuator member has an inclined surface;

a first latch member rotatably positioned within the buckle frame between an extended position, wherein a latch portion of the first latch member extends at least partially outward from the belt buckle frame, and a retracted position, wherein the latch portion is at least partially retracted within the frame;

wherein in response to actuation of the first elongated actuator, the inclined surface of the first elongated actuator slidingly engages the first latch member to position the latch portion between the extended position and the retracted position; and

a ring pivotably secured to the belt buckle, the ring configured to support the weight of a user of the belt.

2. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , further comprising a second elongated actuator and a second latch member.

3. The belt buckle system of claim 2 , wherein the second elongated actuator is co-axial with the first elongated actuator.

4. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , wherein the first latch member is biased toward the extended position.

5. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , further comprising a belt attached to the belt buckle frame.

6. The belt buckle system of claim 5 , wherein the belt includes a series of teeth that engage the first latch member in a ratchet relationship when the first latch member is in the extended position.

7. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , wherein the belt buckle frame is formed of a base member and front member.

8. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , wherein the inclined surface of the first elongated actuator is curved.

9. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , wherein the inclined surface of the first elongated actuator is flat.

10. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated actuator member has a button portion that protrudes out of the belt buckle frame member and wherein the first elongated actuator has a second portion slidably positioned inside the internal shaft.

11. The belt buckle system of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated actuator member is an elongated pin.

12. The belt buckle system of claim 2 , wherein the second elongated actuator extends along a third long axis that is parallel to and offset from the second long axis.

13. A belt system comprising:

a belt having a plurality of ratchet teeth;

a belt buckle secured to an end of the belt, the belt buckle including:

a belt buckle frame member having at least one elongated internal shaft;

a latch member disposed within the buckle frame and rotatable between an extended position, wherein a latch portion of the first latch member is biased by a biasing mechanism to position the latch portion outward from the belt buckle frame to engage the ratchet teeth, and a retracted position, wherein the latch portion is at least partially retracted within the frame to disengage from the ratchet teeth;

an actuator member slidingly positioned within the internal shaft, the actuator member having an inclined surface configured such that in response to actuation of the actuator member, the inclined surface of the first elongated actuator slidingly engages the first latch member to compress the biasing mechanism and position the latch portion from the extended position; and

a ring pivotably secured to the belt buckle, the ring configured to support the weight of a user of the belt.

14. The belt system of claim 13 , further comprising a second actuator member and a second latch member.

15. The belt system of claim 14 , wherein the second actuator member is co-axial with the actuator member.

16. The belt system of claim 13 , wherein the inclined portion is curved.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: ROWLAND, EDWARD; HUNSUCKER, TOM
To: TEAM NEXBELT OPERATING, INC.
Reel/Frame 065915/0150 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 17151360 · Jan 18, 2021
Provisional Application 62963083 · Jan 19, 2020
Related Publication 20230140240A1 · May 4, 2023
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