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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Matoba, Toyama, JP;
Tomohisa Ishida, Kawaguchi, JP;
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
24615 ; 24633 ; 24639 ;
Abstract
A buckle comprises a male member and a female member adapted to couple with each other. The male member includes a fitting projection provided on a base thereof and the female member has a fitting cavity formed at its one end for fitting engagement with the fitting projection of the male member. A tongue-shaped presser plate and the actuating levers of the female member are substantially coplanar with the front wall and the corresponding side walls respectively, of the female member, when the male and the female member are coupled with each other.