초록 ▼

An improved side-release belt buckle has a male part with a resilient member and a female part with a cavity for releasably securing the resilient member, wherein the female part has a buckle-release aperture on a side (e.g., the top of the buckle) whose geometric normal is substantially aligned wit

An improved side-release belt buckle has a male part with a resilient member and a female part with a cavity for releasably securing the resilient member, wherein the female part has a buckle-release aperture on a side (e.g., the top of the buckle) whose geometric normal is substantially aligned with a surface of the wearer's body. The aperture being substantially free of extension into a side (i.e., the front face of the buckle) that has a normal directed away from the wearer's body. The invention has application to saftey buckles for use in strapping firearm holsters and other articles to wearers.

대표청구항 ▼

[ In view of the foregoing, what I claim is:] [1.]1. In a side-release belt buckle of the type havinga male part having a resilient member,a female part having a cavity for releasably securing the resilient member,the female part having an aperture in a side that has a normal substantially parallel

[ In view of the foregoing, what I claim is:] [1.]1. In a side-release belt buckle of the type havinga male part having a resilient member,a female part having a cavity for releasably securing the resilient member,the female part having an aperture in a side that has a normal substantially parallel to a wearer's body surface on which the buckle is disposed,the aperture permitting the resilient member to be flexed for release from securement,the improvement whereinthe aperture is substantially free of extension into a front of the female part, wherein the front of the female part is a side that has an outside face with a normal directed away from the wearer's body surface on which the buckle is disposed,the front of the female part substantially preventing the resilient member from being flexed for release from securement, except by the wearer, andthe resilient member of the male part having one or more tabs or ears that are concealed from view by the front of the female part one of the tabs or ears being accessible to the wearer through the aperture to permit release from securement.