Buckle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9907367-B2
Application number	US-201615299011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2016
Priority date	Nov 5, 2015
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a buckle including a plug member and a socket member. The plug member includes a plate extending forward from a lower end of a base and having a first magnet embedded in a middle portion thereof, and a holder protruding from a front end of the plate. The socket member includes an upper plate extending forward from an upper end of a base and having a second magnet embedded in a middle portion thereof, side plates formed on opposite sides of the upper plate, and a accommodation region formed inside the upper plate and the side plates so as to accommodate the plate therein. The upper plate has a holder aperture formed therein so that the holder is seated in the holder aperture when the plug member and the socket member are coupled to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A buckle comprising:
a plug member including a plate extending forward from a lower end of a base and having a first magnet embedded in a middle portion thereof, and a holder protruding from a front end of the plate; and
a socket member including an upper plate extending forward from an upper end of a base and having a second magnet embedded in a middle portion thereof, side plates disposed on opposite sides of the upper plate, and an accommodation region disposed inside the upper plate and the side plates so as to accommodate the plate therein, the upper plate having a holder aperture disposed therein so that the holder is seated in the holder aperture when the plug member and the socket member are coupled to each other,
wherein the plug member and the socket member are separably connected to each other and
wherein the plug member has a slot disposed in a contact portion of the plate and the holder, and the socket member has a guide protrusion protruding from a rear end of the upper plate so as to correspond to and be fitted into the slot.

2. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the upper end of the base of the socket member is disposed lower than an upper surface of the upper plate.

3. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the first magnet of the plate and the second magnet of the upper plate are attached to face each other at coincident positions when the plug member and the socket member are coupled to each other.

4. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the plug member has another slot disposed in a contact portion of the base and the plate, and the socket member has a holding protrusion protruding from a front end of the upper plate so as to correspond to and be fitted into the another slot.

5. The buckle according to claim 4 , wherein the holding protrusion has a curved or inclined lower surface.

6. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the slot has an inclined inner corner, and the guide protrusion has an inclined outer corner, which corresponds to the inclined inner corner of the slot.

7. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plug member and the socket member includes a crossbar and a strap-hooking bar, which are selectively disposed at a rear side of each of the bases of the plug member and the socket member.

8. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the plug member or the socket member includes an elevating rail holder disposed on a rear end thereof.

9. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the plug member or the socket member includes a loop disposed on a rear end thereof so as to hold and fix a hose connected to a water bottle.

10. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the plug member or the socket member has a rear end configured to enable connection of a whistle.

11. The buckle according to claim 1 , wherein the plug member or the socket member includes a strap connector disposed on a rear end thereof.

12. A buckle comprising:
a plug member including a plate extending forward from a lower end of a base and having a first magnet embedded in a middle portion thereof, and a holder protruding from a front end of the plate; and
a socket member including an upper plate extending forward from an upper end of a base and having a second magnet embedded in a middle portion thereof, side plates disposed on opposite sides of the upper plate, and an accommodation region disposed inside the upper plate and the side plates so as to accommodate the plate therein, the upper plate having a holder aperture disposed therein so that the holder is seated in the holder aperture when the plug member and the socket member are coupled to each other,
wherein the plug member and the socket member are separably connected to each other, and
wherein the plug member has a first slot and a second slot, which are respectively formed in a contact portion of the base and the plate and in a contact portion of the plate and the holder, and the socket member has a holding protrusion and a guide protrusion, which protrude respectively from a front end and a rear end of the upper plate so as to correspond to and be fitted into the first slot and the second slot respectively.

13. The buckle according to claim 12 , wherein the holding protrusion has a curved or inclined lower surface, the second slot has an inclined inner corner, and the guide protrusion has an inclined outer corner, which corresponds to the inclined inner corner of the second slot.

Assignees

• Woojin Plastic Co Ltd

Inventors

• Paik Jisook
• Paik Nan Hee
• Paik Ji Hye
• Son Ji Won

Classifications

• A45F2003/001

  Accessories · CPC title

• A45F3/04

  Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders · CPC title

• Y10T24/32

  having magnetic fastener · CPC title

• A45C13/1069

  magnetic · CPC title

• A45C13/1076

  with a snap action (A45C13/12 takes precedence) · CPC title