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A side-release type buckle is provided with a sliding member arrangement that enables the buckle to be easily released using only one hand, even if the engagement of the two parts of the buckle are being subjected to a strong pulling force in the direction of disengagement. The sliding member or gri

A side-release type buckle is provided with a sliding member arrangement that enables the buckle to be easily released using only one hand, even if the engagement of the two parts of the buckle are being subjected to a strong pulling force in the direction of disengagement. The sliding member or grip is slidably mounted upon the exterior of t

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A buckle, comprised of: a female member formed as a substantially flattened tubular member having mutually-opposed top and bottom walls, and a pair of mutually opposed side walls, and an engaging opening, having an engagement edge portion, provided within each of said side walls; a male member provi

A buckle, comprised of: a female member formed as a substantially flattened tubular member having mutually-opposed top and bottom walls, and a pair of mutually opposed side walls, and an engaging opening, having an engagement edge portion, provided within each of said side walls; a male member provided with a pair of resilient engaging bars that making sliding contact with an inner surface of each of said two side walls of said female member when said male member is inserted into said female member, said engaging bars each being provided upon an outer side surface thereof with a hook portion that projects laterally outwardly through a respective one of said engaging openings of said female member so as to be engaged with said engagement edge portion of said engaging openings of said female member when said male member is disposed at an engaged position within said female member; and an operating grip member slidably mounted upon the exterior of said female member in an annularly surrounding manner with respect to said substantially flattened tubular female member so as to be axially slidably upon said substantially tubular female member between a first position at which said engaging openings of said female member are substantially uncovered such that said engaging hook portions of said male member protrude outwardly through said engaging openings of said female member so as to be engaged with said engagement edge portions of said female member, and a second position at which said engaging openings of said female member are substantially covered by said operating grip member such that inner surfaces of said operating grip member encounter said hook portions of said engaging bars so as to force said hook portions laterally inwardly through said engaging openings and into the interior of said female member so as to be disengaged from said engagement edge portions of said female member.