Buckle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10021946-B2
Application number	US-201214655184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 25, 2012
Priority date	Dec 25, 2012
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A buckle includes a male member and a female member. The male member is provided with an engagement section which protrudes from a body section. The female member includes a pressing elastic member which is provided with an engagement receiving section with which the engagement section engages; and a housing body in which a housing space for housing the pressing elastic member is housed. The housing body has an opening which connects to the housing space and into which the engagement section is inserted. The pressing elastic member is integrally provided with: a pair of pressing sections-which protrudes from the housing space of the housing body; elastic body sections which connect the pair of pressing sections together, elastically support the pressing sections, and enable the pressing sections to elastically move into the housing section; and the engagement receiving section which is supported by the elastic body sections.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A buckle comprising a male member and a female member capable of being connected to and disconnected from each other, each provided with an attaching portion to be attached to another member,
wherein the male member is formed with an engaged portion protruding from a main body portion which is provided with the attaching portion,
wherein the female member is formed with a pressing elastic member provided with an engaging portion which is configured to be engaged with the engaged portion, and a receiving main body formed with a receiving space for receiving the pressing elastic member,
wherein the receiving main body is formed with an opening portion communicated with the receiving space and configured to insert the engaged portion therethrough,
wherein the pressing elastic member is integrally provided with:
a pair of pressing portions protruding from the receiving space of the receiving main body;
a pair of elastic body portions connecting the pair of pressing portions together and elastically supporting the pressing portions to allow the pressing portions to be elastically moved into the receiving main body; and
the engaging portion elastically held on the pair of elastic body portions, wherein the pair of elastic body portions and the engaging portion form a continuous connection between the pair of pressing portions, and

wherein the engaging portion is provided so as to be movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a pressing direction of the pair of pressing portions when the pressing portions are moved into the receiving main body.

2. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the engaged portion is formed in a columnar shape and forms a stepped portion by a shaft portion formed on a middle thereof along a protruding direction and having a relatively small diameter and a leading end portion having a relatively large diameter.

3. The buckle according to claim 2 , wherein the engaged portion of the male member is provided with a protrusion at a position thereon to be engaged with the engaging portion, and the engaging portion of the pressing elastic member is formed with a recess against which the protrusion abuts.

4. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing portions of the pressing elastic member are formed with a pair of locking claw pieces extending from one of the pressing portions toward the other of the pressing portions, wherein leading end portions of the locking claw pieces are provided with claw portions protruding toward inner surfaces of side walls of the receiving space, and wherein positioning portions with which the claw portions are engaged are provided on inner walls of the receiving space of the receiving main body.

5. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein a projection is provided on one surface of the pressing elastic member facing a wall surface of the receiving space and a groove portion in which the projection is slid is formed on one wall surface of the receiving space.

6. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the attaching portions provided on the male member and the female member is a band body attaching hole to which a band body can be attached.

7. A buckle comprising a male member and a female member capable of being connected to and disconnected from each other, each provided with an attaching portion to be attached to another member,
wherein the male member is formed with an engaged portion protruding from a main body portion which is provided with the attaching portion,
wherein the female member is formed with a pressing elastic member provided with an engaging portion which is configured to be engaged with the engaged portion, and a receiving main body formed with a receiving space for receiving the pressing elastic member,
wherein the receiving main body is formed with an opening portion communicated with the receiving space and configured to insert the engaged portion therethrough,
wherein the pressing elastic member is integrally provided with:
a pair of pressing portions protruding from the receiving space of the receiving main body;
a pair of elastic body portions connecting the pair of pressing portions together and elastically supporting the pressing portions to allow the pressing portions to be elastically moved into the receiving main body; and
the engaging portion elastically held on the pair of elastic body portions, wherein the pair of elastic body portions and the engaging portion form a continuous connection between the pair of pressing portions,

wherein the engaging portion is provided so as to be movable in a direction intersecting with a pressing direction of the pair of pressing portions when the pressing portions are moved into the receiving main body, and
wherein the pair of pressing portions are formed on both end portions of the pressing elastic member, wherein the pressing elastic member is provided with two pair of elastic body portions and a pair of engaging portions, each engaging portion symmetrically provided between the pressing portions so that the engaging portions are positioned so as to sandwich the engaged portion therebetween in a connected state, and wherein each of the engaging portions is connected with one pair of the elastic body portions between the pair of pressing portions.

8. A buckle comprising a male member and a female member capable of being connected to and disconnected from each other, each provided with an attaching portion to be attached to another member,
wherein the male member is formed with an engaged portion protruding from a main body portion which is provided with the attaching portion,
wherein the female member is formed with a pressing elastic member provided with an engaging portion which is configured to be engaged with the engaged portion, and a receiving main body formed with a receiving space for receiving the pressing elastic member,
wherein the receiving main body is formed with an opening portion communicated with the receiving space and configured to insert the engaged portion therethrough,
wherein the pressing elastic member is integrally provided with:
a pair of pressing portions protruding from the receiving space of the receiving main body;
a pair of elastic body portions connecting the pair of pressing portions together and elastically supporting the pressing portions to allow the pressing portions to be elastically moved into the receiving main body; and
the engaging portion elastically held on the pair of elastic body portions, wherein the pair of elastic body portions and the engaging portion form a continuous connection between the pair of pressing portions,

wherein the engaging portion is provided so as to be movable in a direction intersecting with a pressing direction of the pair of pressing portions when the pressing portions are moved into the receiving main body, and
wherein the engaging portion of the pressing elastic member has a locking protrusion portion and an inner surface of a side wall of the receiving space of the female member has a locking recess portion, and wherein when pressing operation of the pressing portions is performed, the locking protrusion portion which moves in the direction intersecting with the pressing direction and the locking recess portion are engaged with each other.

Assignees

• Ykk Corp

Inventors

• Kaneko Hitoshi

Classifications

• Y10T24/45791

  and partially blocking separate, nonresilient access opening of cavity · CPC title

• A44B11/266 Primary

  with at least one push-button acting parallel to the main plane of the buckle and perpendicularly to the direction of the fastening action · CPC title

• A44B11/258

  fastening by superposing one part on top of the other (A44B11/2503 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A44B11/263 Primary

  with a push-button acting perpendicularly to the main plane of the buckle · CPC title