Disclosed are implementations of a clasp that can be used to connect one end of a leg strap to another portion of the same leg strap, thereby forming a loop. The clasp can also be used to releasably join two ends of an article, releasably join two separate articles, or for any other suitable purpose. An example clasp comprises a buckle component that mates with a catch component in an interlocking configuration.

Two-stage clasp mechanisms, and related systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the clasp mechanism includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion configured to connect to the first housing portion, and a locking mechanism configured to secure the first and second housing portions together. The locking mechanism can include a first striker carried by the second housing portion, a second striker movably carried by the first housing portion, and a blocking component movably carried by the second housing portion. The second striker is moveable along a first direction between an engaged position and a disengaged position with the first striker. The blocking component is movable along a second direction at an angle with respect to the first direction between a first position that prevents the first striker from moving and a second position that allows the second striker to move.

A buckle assembly includes a buckle member that is configured to removably connect to a reciprocal buckle member. A retaining guard couples to the buckle member. The retaining guard is configured to reduce a potential of pinching as the buckle member connects to and disconnects from the reciprocal buckle member by providing a barrier where the buckle member and reciprocal buckle member connect.

A buckle assembly structured for quick release and including a gripping assembly structured to removably retain an end connector in a locked position. Two locking segments are movably connected to one another and disposable between a closed orientation and a release orientation. The locked position includes the locking segments disposed in gripping engagement with the connector when the connector is disposed between the locking segments. A quick release assembly may be selectively positioned into a separating engagement with the locking segments to at least partially define a positioning thereof from their closed orientation into their release orientation. A secondary release assembly is connected to the gripping assembly and is independently operable to release the connector from the gripping engagement with the locking segments.

A chest buckle for a harness for carrying a handheld motor-driven work tool, the chest buckle including first and second parts, wherein the first and second part, each includes at least two mechanisms attaching straps of the harness thereto. The first part includes a recess defining a cavity arranged to accommodate the second part therein. The second part includes a resilient locking member arranged to protrude through a hole in the first part when the second part is accommodated in the cavity to lock the first and second parts together.

Buckle component (1) having a belt receiving opening (2) and a frame (3) enclosing the belt receiving opening (2), and a bar (4) about which the belt (5) is guidable, wherein the bar (4) is fastened to the frame (3), in a manner crossing, in particular completely crossing, the belt receiving opening (2), by at least one fastening device (6, 7) of the buckle component (1). The bar (4) is fastened to the frame by plastic deformation of the bar (4) and/or of at least one of the fastening devices (6, 7) and/or of the frame (3).

A device for reversibly connecting together a first element and a second element designed to be alternately connected and disconnected includes a male element, inserted into a female element to move from a mutually disengaged state to a mutually engaged state, and a slider, for actuation/release of the engaged state, which is slidingly engaged by the male element into the female element. The relative movement of the actuation/release slider and the male element is transferred to first releasable locking members of the male element, which cooperate with corresponding second locking members of the female element to move from a stable locked state to a stable unlocked state of the male element by a movement of the slider in the direction of insertion. Furthermore, the male element includes a handle having the slider at least partially and slidingly housed therein.

The present invention relates to a device for connecting straps, objects or portions of garments and accessories forming a quick-snap buckle. The device according to the invention comprises, in accordance with a first feature, two strictly identical and complementary parts, such that said parts may be combined to thus form a single assembly. To achieve said assembly, said parts have a main body provided with two or three parallel lobes (2-5) that are flat and curved portions that fit into one another, wherein said lobes have circular movable members that bend in order to lock the device, for the male portion of said members, and circular movable members that bend and are equivalent to push buttons (6) to release the device, for the female portion of said members. The architecture and the mode of connection of the parts make it possible to assemble not just two parts, but also three, four, five parts or more, and simultaneously make it possible to work with special functionalities or specific strap shapes.

Disclosed is a buckle assembly having a female buckle component and a male buckle component. The male buckle component configured to mate with the female buckle component and comprising a main body, a mating guide beam, and one or more lateral arms coupled to the main body and configured to deflect about pivot points. Each lateral arm having a distal end configured to engage said female buckle component via a latching ledge of a button. Each lateral arm is shaped to define an effective length between the latching ledge and the pivot point that is greater than a linear distance between the latching ledge and the pivot point.

Embodiments are directed toward a latch. The latch preferably has a housing that defines a receiver channel that is configured to receive a latchable member. The latch preferably has a catch that is transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the open configuration, the catch is preferably configured to enable insertion and removal of the latchable member into and from the receiver channel. In the closed configuration, the catch is preferably configured to at least partially close the receiver channel and to prevent removal of the latchable member from the receiver channel.