Structure of an adjusting buckle for shoulder straps

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6684463
  • Patent Number
    6,684,463
  • Date Filed
    Monday, July 15, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 3, 2004
    20 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Miller; William
    • Rodriguez; Ruth C.
    Agents
    • Lei; Leong C.
Abstract
A structure of an adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap includes an integrally formed adjusting buckle body and a press-release button, wherein the adjusting buckle body has two inner slots and two outer slots, the press-release button has a bottom formed with two protuberances configured and positioned to engaged the two outer slots, and the shoulder strap is made of silicone and passes through the two inner slots, whereby when the press-release button is engaged with the adjusting buckle body, the shoulder strap will be kept in a firm position.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




This invention is related to an improvement in the structure of an adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap, and in particular to one which is associated with a press release button to provide a firm positioning of a shoulder strap.




2. Description of the Prior Art




Various kinds of sleeveless clothing are very popular for women in summer, for general living or formal situations, but the shoulder strap of the wearer's brassiere or the like beneath the sleeveless clothing often falls down onto the arm, thus causing embarrassment and inconvenience to the wearer. A shoulder strap made of plastic has been developed to prevent the strap from being visible if this situation should arise. However, this kind of plastic strap does not permit air to pass through it, and will stick to the skin. The reason why the shoulder strap is loosened is due to the buckle.




Referring to

FIGS. 2 and 3

, the conventional adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap


10


is shaped as a numeral


8


with two holes


11


for the strap


30


. The inner side of the holes of the adjusting buckle


10


is provided with slip-proof lines


13


. However, the slip-proof lines


13


cannot effectively keep the position of the strap, so that the strap will often be loosened. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improvement in the adjusting buckle of the shoulder strap to obviate and mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




This invention is related to an improvement in the structure of an adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap, and in particular to one which is associated with a press release button to provide a firm positioning of a shoulder strap.




It is the primary object of the present invention to provide an improvement in the structure of an adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap which includes an integrally formed adjusting buckle body and a press-release button, wherein the adjusting buckle body has two inner slots and two outer slots, the press-release button has a bottom formed with two protuberances configured and positioned to engaged the two outer slots, and the shoulder strap is made of silicone and passes through the two inner slots, whereby when the press-release button is engaged with the adjusting buckle body, the shoulder strap will be kept in a firm position.




The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention; To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.











Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

shows the shoulder strap falling down from the shoulder.





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of a conventional adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap.





FIG. 3

is a sectional view showing the relationship between the conventional adjusting buckle and the strap.





FIG. 4

is a perspective view showing the connection between the adjusting buckle and the shoulder strap.





FIG. 5

is an exploded view of the present invention.





FIG. 6

is an exploded sectional view of the present invention.





FIG. 7

is a perspective view showing the connection between the present invention and the shoulder strap.





FIG. 8

illustrates another preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.




With reference to the drawings and in particular to

FIGS. 5

,


6


and


7


thereof, the present invention comprises an adjusting buckle body


10


and a press release button


20


, which are engaged with a shoulder strap


30


. The shoulder strap


30


is made of silicone, and thus there will be static between the strap and the skin, thus allowing the wearer to feel comfortable, as this effect will enable the strap to be firmly against the skin without any discomfort.




The adjusting buckle body


10


has two inner slots


11


and two outer slots


12


. The press release button


20


has two protuberances


22


configured and positioned to engage with the two outer slots


12


of the adjusting buckle body


10


, so that the press release button


20


when engaged with the adjusting buckle body


10


can keep the position of the shoulder strap


30


.




Referring to

FIG. 8

, the top of the press release button


20


has a recess


21


in which is adhered a piece of adhesive member


50


for engaging an adhesive member


50


of a decoration


40


.




Referring to

FIGS. 6 and 7

, the adjusting buckle body


10


is formed with four slots


12


and


11


. When the shoulder strap


30


passes through the two inner slots


11


of the adjusting buckle body


10


, and then adjusts to a comfortable position, the press release button


20


is engaged with the adjusting buckle body


10


with the protuberances


22


of the former engaged with the outer slots


12


of the latter, thereby affixing the shoulder strap


30


in a firm position. Furthermore, the shoulder strap


30


is made of silicone, which may have various kinds of colors. Moreover, a decoration


40


may be attached to the top of the press release button


20


to increase beauty, and the wearer will not feel uncomfortable, even while perspiring.




It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.




While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A structure of an adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap comprises an integrally formed adjusting buckle body and a press-release button, wherein said adjustable buckle body has a centerline, two inner slots are disposed to each side of the centerline and two outer slots are disposed on each side of said inner slots opposite to said centerline, said press-release button has a bottom formed with two protuberances configured and positioned to engage said two outer slots, sand said shoulder strap is made of silicone and passes through said two inner slots, whereby when said press-release button is engaged with said adjustable buckle body, said shoulder strap will be kept in a firm position by having the press-release button frictionally engaging the shoulder trap that passes through the inner slots.
  • 2. The structure of an adjusting buckle for a shoulder strap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said press-release button has a top formed with a recess in which is fitted an adhesive member which is engageable with a second adhesive member of a decoration member.
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