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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2005
Ryoichiro Uehara, Kurobe, JP;
Hiroshi Matoba, Toyama, JP;
Ryoichiro Uehara, Kurobe, JP;
Hiroshi Matoba, Toyama, JP;
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A buckle () including a plug () and a socket () is provided with a posture-adjuster that adjusts relative postures of the plug () and the socket () in a direction that leads a longitudinal axis (A) of the plug () and a longitudinal axis (A) of the socket () to be parallel when the plug () is relatively moved in a direction toward inside of the socket () from an insertion slot () thereof. The posture-adjuster has a guide path () that is provided to the socket () and has a width that becomes wider as being closer to the front end side thereof as well as a step portion () as a guided member that is provided to the plug () and guided by the guide path ().