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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Jeffrey D. Anderson, Hampshire, IL (US);
Christopher A. J. Iannello, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Martin J. Nilsen, Hampshire, IL (US);
Jeffrey D. Anderson, Hampshire, IL (US);
Christopher A. J. Iannello, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Martin J. Nilsen, Hampshire, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A buckle assembly () includes a frame () having a base () connected to opposed side walls (). The frame () has a latch chamber () between the base () and the opposed side walls (). The buckle assembly () also includes a lever () pivotally secured with in the latch chamber () between the opposed side walls (), and a latch () configured to be secured in the latch chamber () by the lever (). The latch () may include a frame-engaging member () having an ogived leading end (). The ogived leading end () is configured to self-align the latch () within the latch chamber () when the latch () is mated into the latch chamber ().