Buckle

Abstract

A buckle which consists of a female member having an insertion port at an end of a housing and a male member having an insertion portion capable of being inserted into the housing, and is formed of a mounting portion at least on one of the female member and the male member. The mounting portion can mount a locking device or a sealing device for locking or sealing engagement between the female member and the male member and comprises, for example, a mounting column or the like having a through hole. When the insertion portion is inserted into the housing, the through holes are overlapped and a lock bar is inserted into the through hole so as to lock, the engagement between the female member and the male member is locked accurately and easily.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A buckle comprised of a female member which is provided with an insertion port at an end of a flat cylindrical housing thereof and a male member having an insertion portion which can be inserted into the housing, wherein 
 a mounting portion, to which a locking device or a sealing device for locking or sealing engagement between the female member and the male member is adapted to be mounted, is formed at least one of the female member and the male member.    
     
     
         2 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is formed on each of the housing and the insertion portion, and the mounting portions are formed with through holes respectively, which overlap each other, when the female member and the male member engage each other.  
     
     
         3 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is formed on each of the housing and the insertion portion, and each mounting portion has an opening which is open in a direction other than an insertion direction of a corresponding one of the female member and the male member and communicates with a corresponding one of the through holes, such that the openings can overlap each other when the female member and the male member are engaged.  
     
     
         4 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the through hole is formed in the mounting portion of any one of the housing and the insertion portion, and an opening is formed at least on the other mounting portion, wherein the opening is open in a direction other than an insertion direction of a corresponding one of the female member and the male member and communicates with the through hole when the insertion portion is inserted for engagement.  
     
     
         5 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is formed on each of the housing and the insertion portion, and openings, which are open in a direction other than an insertion direction of a corresponding one of the female member and the male member and communicate with at least one of the through holes, are formed such that the communicating portions or the communicating portion and the through hole overlap each other when the insertion portion is inserted for engagement.  
     
     
         6 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a through hole going through a front face and a rear face of an operating portion of the insertion portion or a through hole having an opening inside of the operating portion, the operating portion appearing through a cutout concave portion formed on a side of the housing when the insertion portion is inserted for engagement.  
     
     
         7 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a through hole formed near an inner side of an inserting leg portion of the insertion portion which is inserted into the housing such that the through hole goes through between a front face and a rear face of the housing.  
     
     
         8 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a through hole having an opening which is open to an outside face of the housing.  
     
     
         9 . The buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises mounting columns erected on an end portion of the insertion port side of the housing and a proximal portion of the insertion portion, such that the mounting columns approach each other when the insertion portion is inserted for engagement.  
     
     
         10 . The buckle according to  claim 9 , wherein the mounting columns have through holes which overlap each other when the insertion portion is inserted for engagement.  
     
     
         11 . The buckle according to  claim 10 , wherein the mounting column has an opening which is open in an opposite direction to an insertion direction of a corresponding one of the female member and the male member and communicates with the through holes.  
     
     
         12 . The buckle according to  claim 9 , wherein the mounting columns are provided in parallel on any one of the housing and the insertion portion and the mounting column is provided on the other one such that it is capable of being inserted in between the mounting columns.  
     
     
         13 . The buckle according to  claim 9 , wherein a bent portion is formed at each end of the mounting columns.