EP1565085A1 - Belt and functional buckle - Google Patents
Belt and functional buckleInfo
- Publication number
- EP1565085A1 EP1565085A1 EP03809879A EP03809879A EP1565085A1 EP 1565085 A1 EP1565085 A1 EP 1565085A1 EP 03809879 A EP03809879 A EP 03809879A EP 03809879 A EP03809879 A EP 03809879A EP 1565085 A1 EP1565085 A1 EP 1565085A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- tongue
- band
- belt
- locker
- punch holes
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
- A41F9/00—Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
- A41F9/002—Free belts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
- A44B11/20—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts engaging holes or the like in strap
- A44B11/22—Buckle with fixed prong
- A44B11/223—Buckle with fixed prong fixed on a movable element
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
- A44B11/20—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts engaging holes or the like in strap
- A44B11/24—Buckle with movable prong
Definitions
- the present invention relates, in general, to belts, more particularly, to a belt, which is
- a belt includes a band and a buckle for
- the band is made of synthetic resin or leather.
- Such automatic buckles are operated such that a locker thereof engages with a grooved
- Korean U.M. Registration No. 20-0235276 discloses a conventional automatic buckle, which is designed such that its locker engages with a toothed strip.
- the buckle includes a buckle frame 1.
- a rotating shaft 2 is mounted at an
- a locker 3 of an oval shape is eccentrically mounted to
- Locking teeth 4 are provided at a surface of the locking part of the locker
- a plurality of projections or a toothed strip 7 is longitudinally formed on an
- toothed strip or projections 7 which are formed at the inner surface of the band 6.
- the band 6 is inserted and fed into the buckle frame 1.
- the locker 3 engages with the toothed strip or projections 7 by an
- the locker 3 may be fabricated in the
- the conventional automatic buckles may be designed such that their lockers are
- the locker has an oval
- the locker is formed as a hollow tube which is mounted to the buckle.
- a spiral guide slit is
- a shaft is inserted in the hollow tube in such a way that its lower end is projected outside the hollow tube, and is biased downward at its upper
- a guide projection is
- hollow tubular locker having the guide slit is rotated, so the locker is rotated.
- the two automatic buckles are equal in structure and function to each other, except
- the former automatic buckle is designed such that the locker is rotated by operation of a
- the conventional automatic buckles have a problem that the buckles are designed to
- a reinforcing member made of synthetic resin may be
- an object of the present invention is to provide a belt, which is
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a belt, which is designed such that
- a tongue is inserted into a punch hole in a direction from the inside of a band, that is, a user's
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a belt, which is manufactured by
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a belt, which is designed such
- a reinforcing member is interposed between an inner strip of a band and an outer strip of
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a belt, which is designed such
- punch holes are formed on only an inner strip of the band to prevent the punch holes from
- the present invention provides a belt
- a locker having a
- Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing a conventional automatic buckle
- Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the automatic buckle, according to the primary
- Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the operation of the automatic buckle, according to
- Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a
- Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the automatic buckle, according to the third embodiment
- Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing the operation of the automatic buckle, according to
- Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing the operation of a locker included in the automatic
- Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a
- Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the automatic buckle, according to the fourth embodiment
- Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the operation of the automatic buckle, according
- Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a band of a belt, according to a fifth
- Fig. 14 is a view showing the belt, according to the fifth embodiment of the present
- Fig. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing a band of a belt, according to a sixth
- Fig. 16 is a sectional view of the belt, according to the sixth embodiment of the present
- Fig. 17 is a sectional view of the band, according to the sixth embodiment of the
- Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the automatic
- Fig. 4 is a sectional
- the automatic buckle includes a buckle frame 20.
- a clamp 23 is hinged
- a plurality of punch holes 251 are longitudinally formed along a center of a second
- the punch holes 251 are formed according to a user's size. That is,
- the punch holes 251 are formed close together,
- the punch holes 251 each may
- a guide 201 is provided at an inner surface of a front portion of the buckle frame 20 to
- the clamp 23 is mounted to the rear portion of the
- buckle frame 20 to clamp the first end of the band 25.
- a gap is defined between the buckle frame 20 and the clamp 23 to receive the band 25.
- the clamp 23 is hinged to brackets 202 which are provided at upper and lower portions of the
- the locking unit 24 passes the punch holes 251 of the band 25.
- the locking unit 24 includes a mounting hole 241, a locker 242, and a hinge shaft 244.
- the mounting hole 241 having a pin hole is formed at a predetermined portion of the clamp 23.
- the locker 242 having a body is rotatably hinged to the mounting hole 241 by a hinge shaft
- the hinge shaft 244 also functions to connect the clamp 23 to the buckle
- a tongue 243 is formed at a predetermined portion of the body of the locker 242 to
- a lever 245 is mounted to a portion of the locker 242 to forcibly remove the tongue
- a spring S 1 is elastically installed between the mounting hole
- a spring hole 246 is formed through the body of the locker 242 in such a way
- the spring SI is supported at an end thereof by the clamp 23 or the hinge
- the tongue 243 is designed such that a belt inlet side has an inclined surface and the
- brackets 203a and 203b are mounted to upper and lower portions of a buckle frame 20.
- a locking unit 24 includes a mounting hole 241 A having a pin hole,
- the mounting hole 241 A is formed
- a spring hole 246 is formed through a
- the hinge shaft 244 is
- buckle frame 20 and the locking unit 24 to allow the band 25 to pass through the gap.
- the buckle frame 20 is reduced in size.
- the tongue 243 is inserted into the punch hole 251 by an elastic force of the spring
- the tongue 243 is automatically and repeatedly rotated so that the tongue 243 alternately
- the band 25 is subsequently loosened by restoration of the waist to its original size.
- the lever 245 provided at a portion of the body of the locker 242 is pushed to rotate the
- Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the automatic
- Fig. 8 is a sectional view
- Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing the operation of a locker included in the
- a locking unit 34 is mounted to the buckle frame 20.
- the locking unit 34 includes a support unit 341, a locker 342, a spring S2, and a
- the support unit 341 is mounted to the buckle frame 20. In the drawing, the
- the spring S2 is elastically provided
- the release means functions to rotate the locker 342 clockwise as shown by the arrow of
- a tongue 343 is integrally mounted to the body of the locker 342 which is rotatably
- the tongue 343 is designed such that a belt inlet side has an
- the support unit 341 has an opening formed at a center of a surface
- the tongue 343 is normally biased to be projected outside the opening 341a by an elastic force of the spring S2 which is provided between the support unit 341 and the locker
- the release means for releasing the locker 342 includes an extension piece 344,
- the extension piece 344 extends from a
- the drive unit 345 presses the extension piece 344 to
- the press part 346 is projected to the outside, thus allowing a user to easily press the press part
- the drive unit 345 is positioned in a guide hole 349 of the support unit 341 at a
- the drive unit 345 is provided at a center thereof with an inclined surface 347.
- the drive unit 345 is provided at an end thereof with a stop projection 348 so that the extension
- the spring S3 is elastically mounted to an end of the drive unit 345 with the stop
- the press part 346 is mounted to the other end of the drive unit 345 in such a
- the tongue 343, the tongue 343 is elastically biased forward by the spring S2 which is
- the band 25 is loosened by restoration of the waist to its original size.
- Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic buckle of a belt, according to a
- Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the automatic
- Fig. 12 is a perspective
- a tongue of the fourth embodiment is different in its
- a locker 442 has a cylindrical body, a tongue 443 and a spiral slit 444.
- the tongue is a cylindrical body, a tongue 443 and a spiral slit 444.
- the spiral slit 444 is formed
- the locker 442 is
- brackets 27a and 27b which are provided at upper and lower portions of the buckle
- the shaft comprises two parts, that is, a fixed shaft 451 and an operating shaft 452.
- the operating shaft 452 is installed in the body of the locker 442, and is provided at
- operating shaft 452 also has a press part 454 which is exposed at an end thereof to the outside.
- the press part 454 has an oval or polygonal cross-section, and is loosely inserted into an operation hole 271 which has an oval or polygonal shape and is formed at the bracket 27a, thus
- the fixed shaft 451 is installed in the locker 442, and is mounted to the bracket 27b
- a spring S4 is elastically provided between the fixed shaft 451 and the operating shaft
- the operating pin 453 of the operating shaft 452 is positioned at an upper end
- the operating shaft 452 is moved upward by a restoring force of the spring S4.
- the operating pin 453 is upwardly moved along the spiral slit 444 to rotate the
- the tongue 443 is rotated so that the tongue 443 engages with the
- the band 25 is loosened by restoration of a user's waist to its original size. While the band 25
- tongue 443 is removed from one of the punch holes 251. When the tongue 443 is removed
- the band 25 is freely moved with respect to the buckle frame
- the present invention is further provided with a reinforcing member 653.
- Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a band of a belt, according to a fifth
- Fig. 14 is a view showing the belt, according to the
- the belt of the present invention includes a band 65 and an
- holes 656 in a direction from the inside of a band 65 to the outside of the band 65.
- the band 65 is connected at its first end to the automatic buckle.
- the punch holes 656 are formed close together, thus allowing the length of the band 65 to
- the belt includes the band 65 having inner and outer strips 651 and 652.
- reinforcing member 653 is interposed between the inner and outer strips 651 and 652 to
- reinforcing member 653 is slightly larger in length and surface area than a range formed with the punch holes 656.
- the inner and outer strips 651 and 652 each are provided, at a predetermined portion
- the punch holes 656 are formed close together at regular intervals.
- the punch holes 656 may be separately formed at the inner and outer
- the reinforcing member 653 reinforces the punch holes 656, thus preventing
- the reinforcing member 653 may be made of an elastic material, such as rubber.
- Such a reinforcing member 653 functions to restore the shape of the punch holes 656 which are
- the band 65 is stretched. At this time, the punch holes 656 are deformed due to an
- the reinforcing member 653 is returned to its original shape by its elasticity, thus preventing the shape of the punch holes 656 from being
- Fig. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing a band of a belt, according to a sixth
- Fig. 16 is a sectional view of the belt, according to the
- the punch holes are bored through a
- punch holes 756 may be designed such that they are not
- the band 75 having inner and outer strips 751 and 752 is designed such that the
- punch holes 756 are formed along an
- the reinforcing member 753 is designed such that
- the punch holes 756 are formed along the reinforcing member 753 to have the same size and intervals as those of the
- inner and outer strips 751 and 752 each are provided, at a predetermined
- the reinforcing member 753 is glued between the inner and outer strips 751 and 752 in
- punch holes 756 of the inner strip 751 are deformed beyond a threshold value, the punch holes
- Fig. 17 is a sectional view of the band, according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, where a ring member is provided in each punch hole of the band.
- a ring member 762 may be provided in each of the punch holes
- the ring member 762 is bent outward at an end thereof to have a locking flange 763,
- the reinforcing member 753 is attached to the inner strip 751.
- outer strip 752 is integrated with the inner strip 751 having the reinforcing member 753, the
- each ring member 762 is held in the punch holes 756. Further, each ring member 762 may be
- the ring member 762 provides a good
- the present invention may be applied to all kinds of belts which are used with bags,
- the present invention may be applied to belt having a manual buckle, without being
- the present invention provides a belt having an automatic buckle
- the present invention provides a belt, which is provided with a reinforcing member
- the belt is restored to its original shape due to the elasticity of the
- the present invention provides a belt, which is designed such that the inner strip is
- the punch holes are not exposed to the outside, thus having a good appearance.
- the present invention provides a belt, which is designed such that the band is stretched to some extent by elasticity of the reinforcing member when a user takes a meal or an
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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KR20-2002-0032538U KR200301489Y1 (en) | 2002-10-31 | 2002-10-31 | Automatic buckle for belt |
KR2002032538 | 2002-10-31 | ||
KR2002036065 | 2002-12-03 | ||
KR20020036065 | 2002-12-03 | ||
PCT/KR2003/000654 WO2004039198A1 (en) | 2002-10-31 | 2003-04-03 | Belt and functional buckle |
Publications (2)
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EP1565085A1 true EP1565085A1 (en) | 2005-08-24 |
EP1565085A4 EP1565085A4 (en) | 2006-05-17 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP03809879A Withdrawn EP1565085A4 (en) | 2002-10-31 | 2003-04-03 | Belt and functional buckle |
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Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2464663A1 (en) * | 1979-09-07 | 1981-03-20 | Guene Sa P J | Two-part removable belt buckle - comprises two plates joined at one end with one extremity of belt engaging on stud on pivoting plate |
US4669155A (en) * | 1985-12-09 | 1987-06-02 | Chen Kuo Jen | Belt buckle |
US5572747A (en) * | 1995-08-15 | 1996-11-12 | Cheng; Juei-Hsiang | Belt and buckle assembly |
US6339848B1 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2002-01-22 | Malinda L. Mayhood | Belt sleeve system and method |
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2003
- 2003-04-03 EP EP03809879A patent/EP1565085A4/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2464663A1 (en) * | 1979-09-07 | 1981-03-20 | Guene Sa P J | Two-part removable belt buckle - comprises two plates joined at one end with one extremity of belt engaging on stud on pivoting plate |
US4669155A (en) * | 1985-12-09 | 1987-06-02 | Chen Kuo Jen | Belt buckle |
US5572747A (en) * | 1995-08-15 | 1996-11-12 | Cheng; Juei-Hsiang | Belt and buckle assembly |
US6339848B1 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2002-01-22 | Malinda L. Mayhood | Belt sleeve system and method |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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