Push button buckle with interchangeable covers

摘要

A push button buckle (20) having a replaceable cover (30). A button (38) is biased into contact with the cover (30) to aid in installation. The cover (30) flexes to snap onto the frame (50), and is removed with a tool (T).

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing parts of an unassembled buckle, the parts including at least a frame of the buckle and a cover of the buckle, the frame having a latching mechanism mounted in the frame, the cover having an opening defined through the cover; attaching a first end of the cover to the frame; rotating the cover on the frame and about the first end; and pressing a second end of the cover downward, causing the cover to lock around a structure on the frame, wherein, when the cover is locked around the structure on the frame, the opening defined through the cover is aligned with the latch mechanism for actuation of the latch mechanism through the opening.