ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,461, issued on May 27, was assigned to BUCKLES INTERNATIONAL INC. (Meriden, Conn.).
"Web strap buckle with locking mechanism" was invented by John L. Morris (Meriden, Conn.) and David Kaiser (Meriden, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buckle including a housing with a cavity having a proximal end and distal end, a first sidewall extending at least partially between the proximal end and the distal end, and a second sidewall, opposite the first sidewall, extending at least partially between the proximal end and the distal end, a detent on at least one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall, and a slide lock positioned in the...