IP Library Granted Patent US 7,107,656
Granted Patent B2
US 7,107,656 · App. 10/823,899 · Granted Sep 19, 2006

Safety buckle with two locking points

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,107,656
App. No.
10/823,899
Granted
Sep 19, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A safety buckle comprising a substantially flat elongated body comprising a first distal end opposite to a second distal end, the elongated body having a front surface and a back surface; and first, second and third slots, respectively formed in the elongated body, wherein the first, second and third slots are approximately parallel in direction to each other, so that a first blade is formed between the first and second slots, and a second blade is formed between the second and third slots, wherein the second and third slots are configured to receive a first end of a strap by way the first end being tied around the second blade, and wherein the first and second slots are configured to receive a second opposite end of the strap by way of the second end being wrapped around the first blade.

Claims (18)

1. A safety buckle comprising:

a substantially flat elongated body comprising a first distal end opposite to a second distal end, the elongated body having a front surface and a back surface such that the first and second distal ends are bent backwards to form an approximately obtuse angle with the back surface; and

first, second and third slots, respectively formed in the elongated body, wherein the first, second and third slots are approximately parallel in direction to each other, so that a first blade is formed between the first and second slots,

wherein the second and third slots are configured to receive a first end of a strap by way the first end being tied around the second blade;

wherein the first and second slots are configured to receive a second opposite end of the strap by way of the second end being wrapped around the first blade;

wherein the third slot is further configured to receive the second end of the strap after the second end is wrapped around the first blade; and

wherein the second end of the strap is wrapped over a top portion of the first and second slots before it is received by the third slot.

2. The safety buckle of claim 1 , wherein the first distal end acts as a locking point on the second end of the strap to apply pressure and limit movement of the strap within the first and second slots.

3. The safety buckle of claim 2 , wherein the second end of the strap after being received by the third slot engages the second distal end.

4. The safety buckle of claim 3 , wherein the second distal end acts as a locking point on the second end of the strap to apply pressure and limit movement of the strap within the third slot.

5. A safety buckle comprising:

a substantially flat elongated body comprising a first distal end opposite to a second distal end, the elongated body having a front surface and a back surface such that the first and second distal ends are bent backwards to form an approximately 125 degrees obtuse angle with the back surface; and

first, second and third slots, respectively formed in the elongated body, wherein the first, second and third elongated slots are approximately parallel in direction to each other, so that a first blade is formed between the first and second slots, and a second blade is formed between the second and third slots;

wherein the second and third elongated slots are configured to receive a first end of a strap by way the first end being tied around the second blade, and

wherein the first and second elongated slots are configured to receive a second opposite end of the strap by way of the second end being wrapped around the first blade; and

wherein the third elongated slot is further configured to receive the second end of the strap after the second end of the strap is wrapped around the first blade, and wherein the second end of the strap is wrapped over a top portion of the first and second elongated slots before it is received by the third elongated slot.

6. The safety buckle of claim 5 , wherein the first distal end acts as a locking point on the second end of the strap to apply pressure and limit movement of the strap within the first and second elongated slots, and wherein the second end of the strap after being received by the third elongated slot engages the second distal end.

7. The safety buckle of claim 6 , wherein the second distal end acts as a locking point on the second end of the strap to apply pressure and limit movement of strap within the third elongated slot.

Continuity (1)
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