Interchangeable buckle device

Abstract

An interchangeable buckle device including a buckle including a bar around which a tongue is articulated, the device including an insert provided with a channel arranged to receive the bar, and a lever arranged to cooperate with the insert so as to hold the bar in the channel, the lever being pivotally assembled relative to the insert and arranged to move from a locked position in which the bar is held in the channel to an open position in which the bar is free to leave the channel, the device including means for holding the lever in the locked position.

1 . An interchangeable buckle device comprising a buckle comprising a bar around which a tongue is articulated, the device comprising an insert provided with a channel arranged to receive the bar, and a lever arranged to cooperate with the insert so as to hold the bar in the channel, the lever being pivotally assembled relative to the insert and arranged to move from a locked position in which the bar is held in the channel to an open position in which the bar is free to leave the channel, the device comprising means for holding the lever in the locked position. 
     
     
         2 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert comprises a recess arranged to receive the lever in the locked position. 
     
     
         3 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess comprises, on inner side walls of the insert, a first pair of blind holes arranged to co-operate with pivot catches integral with the lever, the co-operation forming a pivot axis for the lever. 
     
     
         4 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the channel comprises a passage for the tongue. 
     
     
         5 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lever comprises a holding member arranged to hold the bar in the channel, the holding member having a passage for the tongue. 
     
     
         6 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lever holding means comprise a pair of ball catches. 
     
     
         7 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert has a second pair of blind holes arranged to receive the ball catches, the first and second pairs of blind holes being coplanar. 
     
     
         8 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lever comprises a handling tab for moving the lever from the locked position to the open position. 
     
     
         9 . The interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert has a shoulder forming a space for handling the tongue, the tongue resting partially in the recess when the lever is in the locked position. 
     
     
         10 . A watch comprising an interchangeable buckle device according to  claim 1 .