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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
John Pontaoe, Chicago, IL (US);
Steve Keller, Island Lake, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A buckle assembly that includes a male buckle component to mate with a female buckle component into a securely connected position. The male buckle component includes a main body, a mating guide beam, and one or more lateral arms coupled to the main body to deflect about a pivot point. Each of the one or more lateral arms includes a flexible lateral arm and a button. The button engages the female buckle component via a latching ledge, which defines a sloped transition from the flexible lateral arm to the button. The female buckle component includes a housing that defines a button aperture to secure the button of the male component, a disengagement aperture proximal to the button aperture, and a pocket to receive the male buckle component.