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US 11,470,920 · App. 17/148,890 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Connection device for straps

Inventor: Tim Tucker (Auburn, NY)
A44B11/125Y10T24/4072
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Patent No.
US 11,470,920
App. No.
17/148,890
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a buckle comprising: a lever having a first set of apertures and a second set of openings; a rod, wherein the rod is inserted through the first set of apertures; a pin, wherein the pin is inserted through the second set of openings; a base plate rotatably attached to the pin and positioned within the lever; a set of locking tabs in communication with the rod a bar rotatably attached to the pin; and a strap attached to the bar at a first end and releasably engaged with the base plate and the pin.

Claims (29)

1. A buckle comprising:

a lever having a first set of apertures and a second set of openings, and a third set of apertures positioned distal to a first end, wherein a winglet is formed within each of the apertures;

a rod, wherein the rod is inserted through the first set of apertures;

a pin, wherein the pin is inserted through the second set of openings;

a base plate rotatably attached to the pin and positioned within the lever;

a set of locking tabs in communication with the rod

a bar rotatably attached to the pin; and

a strap attached to the bar at a first end and releasably engaged with the base plate.

2. The buckle of claim 1 , wherein the locking tabs further comprise a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is sized to fit within the aperture.

3. The buckle of claim 1 , wherein the winglets extend a predetermined distance from a side surface of the lever, wherein when rotated about the pin, the winglets come in contact with the bar.

4. The buckle of claim 1 , further comprising a spring, wherein the spring is in contact with the set of locking tabs and the base plate.

5. The buckle of claim 1 , wherein the set of locking tabs have an extension, wherein the extension has a predetermined length and interacts with the bar.

6. The buckle of claim 1 further comprising, a guiding member in communication with the pin and positioned between the locking tabs and in communication with the base plate.

7. The buckle of claim 1 , wherein the lever further comprising a set of slots distal to a second end.

8. The buckle of claim 7 , further comprising, a locking mechanism inserted through the set of slots.

9. The buckle of claim 1 , wherein the base plate consists of a single piece of material with two symmetrical tabs formed with apertures to receive the pin and a main body which is bent about two points.

10. A buckle comprising:

a lever having a first and second side and a first end and a second end, wherein a set of openings are positioned on each side and distal to a first end, a set of apertures are present on each side and adjacent to the set of openings, and a set of slots present in each side distal to the first end, wherein the slots form a winglet;

a rod inserted through the set of apertures;

a pin inserted through the set of openings;

a base plate rotatably connected to the pin and positioned between the first and second side of the lever;

a guide member rotatably connected to the rod and positioned between the first and second side of the lever;

a bar rotatably connected to the pin;

a set of locking tabs having a groove and the rod is positioned within the groove and the locking tabs are positioned on each side of the guide member; and

a tension spring in contact with the set of locking tabs;

wherein, the locking tabs are in a constant state of tension against the first and second side of the lever.

11. The buckle of claim 10 , wherein the set of locking tabs further comprise an extension which extend a predetermined distance to come in contacts with the bar.

12. The buckle of claim 10 further comprising a strap sized to fit through the set of slots.

13. The buckle of claim 10 , wherein the set of locking tabs have at least one protrusion extending from a first end, wherein the protrusion is sized and positioned to engage with the aperture formed from the winglet.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62960854 · Jan 14, 2020
Related Publication 20210212413A1 · Jul 15, 2021
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