Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion that is inserted into a female portion. Each female portion has a cavity and at a spring-loaded locking device disposed within the cavity. Each male portion has a base with a locking tongue having an aperture, such that inserting the male portion into the open top of the female portion causes the locking device to snap into the aperture in the locking tongue to lock the two buckle portions together. To release the buckle portions, the locking device is pulled upward, in a direction that is between 45 to 90 degrees to the insertion plane of the female portion, until the locking device clears the aperture in the locking tongue. The motion required to release the male portion from the female portion ensures that the buckle will not be inadvertently released by catching on something in the environment.

Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The male portion is inserted into the female portion to lock the buckle assembly together. The male buckle portion is connected to a cable. Pulling the cable with sufficient force causes the male portion to release from the female portion. Several buckle assemblies can be simultaneously released if the cables are connected to a single handle. Pulling on the handle then releases all of the male portions at once.

Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The female portion has a hollow body and at least one locking slot. The male portion has a base with at least one locking leg, such that inserting the male portion into the female portion causes the locking leg to engage the locking slot to lock the male portion to the female portion. The male portion has a lever pivotably connected to the male portion, and a free end with a tongue extending into an interior of the male portion. The male portion has an engaging element connected to a free end of the locking legs and contacting the tongue, so that lifting the free end of the lever causes the tongue to push the engaging element toward the base of the male portion and move the locking legs inward to release the male portion from the female portion.

Abstract: A buckle assembly has a female buckle portion formed by a housing with a hollow interior and at least two openings, and at least two male buckle portions, each having at least one locking leg. There is an actuating device disposed within the housing and accessible through an aperture in the housing. The actuating device has latching mechanisms for cooperating with the locking legs for locking the male buckle portions within the female buckle portion when the locking legs of the male portions are inserted through the openings of the housing. Pulling the actuating device toward the aperture moves the latching mechanisms away from the male buckle portions and releases the male buckle portions from the housing.

Abstract: A buckle assembly has a female buckle portion formed by a housing with a hollow interior and at least two openings, and at least two male buckle portions, each having at least one locking leg. There is an actuating device disposed within the housing and accessible through an aperture in the housing. The actuating device has latching mechanisms for cooperating with the locking legs for locking the male buckle portions within the female buckle portion when the locking legs of the male portions are inserted through the openings of the housing. Pulling the actuating device toward the aperture moves the latching mechanisms away from the male buckle portions and releases the male buckle portions from the housing.

Abstract: A buckle release system has a base plate, a fulcrum mounted on the base plate, a lever pivotably mounted on the fulcrum, a handle connected to one end of the lever, at least one cable mounted to the lever at a location remote from the handle, at least one buckle portion connected to the cable, and at least one mating buckle portion releasably connected to the one buckle portion. Pulling the handle pivots the lever and pulls the cables, causing the buckle portions to release from each other.

Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion that is inserted into a female portion. Each female portion has a cavity and at a spring-loaded locking device disposed within the cavity. Each male portion has a base with a locking tongue having an aperture, such that inserting the male portion into the open top of the female portion causes the locking device to snap into the aperture in the locking tongue to lock the two buckle portions together. To release the buckle portions, the locking device is pulled upward, in a direction that is between 45 to 90 degrees to the insertion plane of the female portion, until the locking device clears the aperture in the locking tongue. The motion required to release the male portion from the female portion ensures that the buckle will not be inadvertently released by catching on something in the environment.

Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The female portion has a hollow body and at least one locking slot. The male portion has a base with at least one locking leg, such that inserting the male portion into the female portion causes the locking leg to engage the locking slot to lock the male portion to the female portion. The male portion has a lever pivotably connected to the male portion, and a free end with a tongue extending into an interior of the male portion. The male portion has an engaging element connected to a free end of the locking legs and contacting the tongue, so that lifting the free end of the lever causes the tongue to push the engaging element toward the base of the male portion and move the locking legs inward to release the male portion from the female portion.

Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The male portion is inserted into the female portion to lock the buckle assembly together. The male buckle portion is connected to a cable. Pulling the cable with sufficient force causes the male portion to release from the female portion. Several buckle assemblies can be simultaneously released if the cables are connected to a single handle. Pulling on the handle then releases all of the male portions at once.

Abstract: A buckle has a main buckle body with a hollow cavity, means for securing another buckle portion within the main body, and at least two strap securing bars connected to the main body. At lest one of the strap securing bars has a free end, such that the buckle portion can be attached to a strap by sliding an edge of the strap through a space created by the free end and positioning the strap so that the strap is disposed between the strap securing bar and the main body.

Abstract: A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The male portion is inserted into the female portion to lock the buckle assembly together. The male buckle portion is connected to a cable. Pulling the cable with sufficient force causes the male portion to release from the female portion. Several buckle assemblies can be simultaneously released if the cables are connected to a single handle. Pulling on the handle then releases all of the male portions at once.

Abstract: A cut away vest consists of a front vest piece having two shoulder sections and two waist sections, and a rear vest piece having two shoulder sections and two waist sections. The front piece is connected to the rear piece by four buckle assemblies. Each buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion, with the male portions being attached to the shoulder and waist sections of the front vest piece, and the female portions being attached to the shoulder and waist sections of the rear vest piece, so that the front vest piece is connected to the rear vest piece by inserting each of the male portions into a corresponding female portion. Each male buckle portion is connected to a cable. The other end of each cable is connected to a single handle on the front vest piece. Pulling the handle causes the male portions to release from the female portions and the front vest section to separate from the rear vest section.

Abstract: A buckle having a male portion and a female portion. The male portion has two sidewalls, first and second retaining bars and at least one locking arm. There is a slidable and pivotable strap gripping bar disposed adjacent the first strap retaining bar. The strap gripping bar is adapted to slide between a release position and a gripping position. The female portion comprises a hollow body with an open end and at least one locking slot for receiving the locking arm. When the male portion is inserted into the female portion, the locking arm locks into the locking slot and the female portion pushes the strap gripping bar into a gripping position, which grips a strap threaded through the retaining bars, and prevents the strap from slipping. When the male portion is released from the female portion, the strap gripping bar slides into the release position and allows adjustment of the strap.

Abstract: A clip secures a rod having a right-angle bend to a structure. The clip has a base with an aperture for receiving an end of the rod, and an arm extending from a top surface of the base. The arm has a mechanism for securing the rod on an opposite side of the right-angle bend from the end of the rod. The clip has a locking structure for securing the base to a structure. The clip is inserted through an elongated aperture in the structure and is secured to the structure in a preliminary locking position. The end of the rod is then inserted into the aperture in the base while the clip is in the preliminary locking position, and secured to the arm by rotating the rod until it snaps into the rod-securing mechanism. The clip is then moved into the fully locked position to secure the clip and rod to the structure.

Abstract: A buckle having a male portion and a female portion. The male portion has two sidewalls, first and second retaining bars and at least one locking arm. There is a slidable and pivotable strap gripping bar disposed adjacent the first strap retaining bar. The strap gripping bar is adapted to slide between a release position and a gripping position. The female portion comprises a hollow body with an open end and at least one locking slot for receiving the locking arm. When the male portion is inserted into the female portion, the locking arm locks into the locking slot and the female portion pushes the strap gripping bar into a gripping position, which grips a strap threaded through the retaining bars, and prevents the strap from slipping. When the male portion is released from the female portion, the strap gripping bar slides into the release position and allows adjustment of the strap.