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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Todd Ventrola, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Todd Ventrola, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Evenflo Company, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US);
Abstract
Buckles for releasably connecting a first object and a second object. Example buckles may include a base including a first upstanding wall including a first boss extending therefrom and a second upstanding wall including a second boss extending therefrom. A housing may be mounted to a connector. The housing may include a hook section shaped to engage the first boss and the second boss and including a mouth for receiving the first boss and the second boss therethrough. A trigger may be configured to selectively obstruct the mouth. The trigger may include a first leg, a second leg, and one or more actuators operative to move the first leg and the second leg generally towards each other such that the first leg and the second leg may pass between the first boss and the second boss as the first boss and the second boss pass through the mouth.