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Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

May. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventor:

John S. Pontaoe, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 11/25 (2006.01); A44B 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 11/2592 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a buckle assembly having a female buckle component and a male buckle component. The male buckle component configured to mate with the female buckle component and comprising a main body, a mating guide beam, and one or more lateral arms coupled to the main body and configured to deflect about pivot points. Each lateral arm having a distal end configured to engage said female buckle component via a latching ledge of a button. Each lateral arm is shaped to define an effective length between the latching ledge and the pivot point that is greater than a linear distance between the latching ledge and the pivot point.


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