[ROTARY BUCKLE]
A rotary buckle comprises a female buckling element and a male buckling element. The female buckling element comprises an opening and a bucking portion, wherein a side opposite to the opening comprises a receiving chamber. The male buckle element comprises a fitting portion for fitting into the opening of the female buckling element and a latching portion for buckling position into the buckling portion of the female buckling element, wherein a side opposite to the fitting portion comprises a receiving chamber for receiving a knitted belt, and wherein a track is disposed at a side opposite to the opening of said female buckling element along which a directing element of the receiving chamber of the female buckle can be rotated.
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1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rotary buckle, and more particularly to a rotary buckle comprising a track away from an opening of a female buckle element along which a directing element of a receiving chamber can be rotated facilitating easy assembly and for positioning closer to the surface of the human body or articles.
2. Description of Related Art
Buckles are widely applied in a variety of articles. For example, buckles adapted for holding two stripes mostly comprises a male buckling element and a female buckling element. Regardless of the style, buckles are designed to provide desirable functions through simple operation.
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Although such conventional design allows the male and female buckling elements to swing in order to closely fit to the surface of the body or articles, however, the structure thereof is too complicated. Besides, the assembly of the conventional buckle is difficult and thereby increases the manufacturing cost. Therefore, it is highly desirable to improve the assembly work, design and reduce the manufacturing cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccordingly, in the view of the foregoing, the present inventor makes a detailed study of related art to evaluate and consider, and uses years of accumulated experience in this field, and through several experiments, to create a new rotary buckle. The present invention provides an innovated attractive rotary buckle with excellent degree of rotation.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a track is disposed on an edge portion of a female buckling element opposite to an opening thereof along which a directing element of a receiving chamber can be rotated. Furthermore, a fitting portion of a male buckling element can be penetrated into the opening of the female buckling element for positioning the male buckling element therein. Because the receiving chamber can be rotated up to 90 degrees along the track of the female buckling element, the male buckling element and the female buckling element can be properly coupled together even on a non-smooth or rough surface. Thus, the rotary buckle of the present invention can be closely attached to the surface of the body or articles. Furthermore, assembly of the components of the rotary buckle can be easily implemented and therefore the manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGFor a more complete understanding of the present invention, reference will now be made to the following detailed description of preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the following accompanying drawings.
Reference will be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
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The female buckling element 1 comprises an opening 11 comprising a buckling portion 111 on an upper surface at one side thereof and a track 1 2 is disposed away from the opening 111 thereof, along which a directing element 131 of a receiving chamber 13 can be rotated up to 90 degrees.
The male buckling element 2 comprises a fitting portion 21, wherein a latching portion 211 corresponding to the buckling portion 111 of the female buckling element 1 is disposed at a side of fitting portion 21, and a receiving chamber 22 is disposed at a side opposite to the fitting portion 21.
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The excellent rotation characteristics of the rotary buckle of the present invention allow to be suitably applied in golf bag, soft bag or any similar fashionable articles. The excellent rotation characteristics of the rotary buckle of the present invention allow the rotary buckle to closely attach to the surface of the articles or body. The simple structure of the rotary buckle of the present invention allows easy assembly thereof and therefore the manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced. The size of the rotary buckle according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited and the excellent rotation angle of the rotary buckle substantially facilitate buckling and unbuckling operations and also can closely attach to the surface of the articles or body.
While the invention has been described in conjunction with a specific best mode, it is to be understood that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations in which fall within the spirit and scope of the included claims. All matters set forth herein or shown in the accompanying drawings are to be interpreted in an illustrative and non-limiting sense.
Claims
1. A rotary buckle, comprising:
- a female buckling element, comprising an opening formed in a top surface thereof and a buckling portion communicating with said opening, wherein a side opposite to said opening comprises a receiving chamber; and
- a male buckling element, comprising a fitting portion for fitting into said opening of said female buckling element and a latching portion for positioning into said buckling portion of said female buckling element, wherein a side opposite to said fitting portion comprises a receiving chamber for receiving a knitted belt, and wherein a track is disposed at a side opposite to said opening of said female buckling element along which a directing element of said receiving chamber of said female buckle can be rotated.
2. The rotary buckle according to claim 1, wherein said receiving chamber of said female buckling element can rotate up to 90 degrees.
3. A rotary buckle, comprising:
- a female buckling element, comprising an opening formed in a top surface thereof and a buckling portion communicating with said opening, wherein a side opposite to said opening comprises a receiving chamber for receiving a knitted belt; and
- a male buckling element, comprising a fitting portion for fitting into said opening of said female buckling element and a latching portion for positioning into the buckling portion of said female buckling element, wherein a side opposite to said fitting portion comprises a receiving chamber and a track is disposed on a side opposite to said fitting portion of said male buckling element along which a directing element of said receiving chamber can be rotated
4. A rotated buckle according to claim 3, wherein said receiving chamber of the male buckling element can rotate up to 90 degrees.
5. A rotary buckle, comprising:
- a female buckling element, comprising an opening formed in a top surface thereof and a buckling portion communicating with said opening, wherein a side opposite to said opening comprises a receiving chamber for receiving a knitted belt; and
- a male buckling element, comprising a fitting portion for fitting into said opening of said female buckling element and a latching portion for positioning into said buckling portion of the female buckling element, wherein a side opposite to said fitting portion comprises a receiving chamber for receiving a knitted belt and a side opposite to said opening of said female buckling element comprises a track along which a directing element of said receiving chamber can be rotated, and wherein a side opposite to said fitting portion comprises a receiving chamber and a side opposite to said fitting portion of said male buckling element comprises a track along which a directing element of said receiving chamber can be rotated.
6. The rotary buckle according to claim 5, wherein said receiving chamber of said female buckling element can rotate up to 90 degrees.
7. The rotary buckle according to claim 5, wherein said receiving chamber of said male buckling element can rotate up to 90 degrees.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 4, 2004
Publication Date: Apr 6, 2006
Applicant: TAIWAN INDUSTRIAL FASTENER CORPORATION (Taipei)
Inventor: Chan-Chun Sung (TAIPEI)
Application Number: 10/711,777
International Classification: A44B 11/25 (20060101);