Front release buckle

Abstract

A front release buckle includes a buckle body, which has a top receiving chamber and a bottom opening, a sliding hook coupled to the top receiving chamber and movable relative to the buckle body between a first position to close the bottom opening of the buckle body for enabling the buckle body to be fastened to a mounting member at an article and a second position to open the bottom opening, and a spring member mounted in the top receiving chamber and stopped between a part of the buckle body and a part of the sliding hook to support the sliding hook in the close position.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an oblique front elevational view of a front release buckle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the front release buckle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the front release buckle according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional side view, showing the sliding hook moved to the open position before connection of the buckle body to the mounting member.

FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 4, showing the buckle body fastened to the mounting member.

FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing showing an application example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic drawing showing another application example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a snap hook according to the prior art.

FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. 8, showing the latch opened from the hooked portion of the hook body.

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of a buckle according to the prior art.

Claims

1. A front release buckle comprising: a buckle body, said buckle body having a top receiving chamber, a hook-like locating portion disposed at a first end thereof, and a bottom opening disposed at one side of said hook-like locating portion;a sliding hook coupled to said top receiving chamber and movable in said top receiving chamber between a first position to close said bottom opening of said buckle body and a second position to open said bottom opening of said buckle body, said sliding hook having a bottom hook unit for closing said bottom opening of said buckle body; andspring means mounted in said top receiving chamber of said buckle body and stopped between a part of said buckle body and a part of said sliding hook to support said sliding hook in said close position.

2. The front release buckle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said buckle body has two sliding grooves arranged in parallel at two sides inside said receiving top chamber; said sliding hook has two rails arranged in parallel at two sides and respectively coupled to the sliding grooves of said buckle body.

3. The front release buckle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sliding hook has a top thumb rest for pushing by a user.

4. The front release buckle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said buckle body has a mounting portion disposed at a second end thereof opposite to said first end for the mounting of a belt.