Belt buckle, in particular of leather goods, and belt, in particular of leather goods, comprising such a buckle

Abstract

A belt buckle, in particular leatherware, includes a body having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a prong mechanically connected to the body and a loop mechanically connected to the body, the prong and the loop being movably mounted relative to the body, and the buckle being configured to accept a first configuration in which the prong and the loop protrude from the second face and a second configuration in which the prong and the loop are displaced relative to the body and protrude from the first face.

1 . A belt buckle comprising:
 a body having a first face and a second face opposite the first face;   a prong mechanically connected to the body; and   a loop mechanically connected to the body,   wherein the prong and the loop are movably mounted relative to the body, and   the belt buckle is configured to have a first configuration in which the prong and the loop protrude from the second face and a second configuration in which the prong and the loop are displaced relative to the body and protrude from the first face.   
     
     
         2 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the prong is rotatably mounted relative to the body, and the belt buckle is configured to switch from the first configuration to the second configuration and from the second configuration to the first configuration by rotating the prong. 
     
     
         3 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the loop is movably mounted in translation relative to the body, and the belt buckle is configured to switch from the first configuration to second configuration and from the second configuration to the first configuration by sliding the loop. 
     
     
         4 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1 , further comprising an actuating mechanism configured to lock the prong in a first stable position in which the prong protrudes from the second face and in a second stable position in which the prong protrudes from the first face when the actuating mechanism is disengaged, the actuating mechanism being configured to release the prong to move the prong from the first stable position to the second stable position, or from the second stable position to the first stable position, when the actuating mechanism is engaged. 
     
     
         5 . The belt buckle according to  claim 4 , wherein the actuating mechanism comprises
 a push button movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position and provided with a guide pin around which the prong is movably mounted, and   a retractable stop which is movably mounted under an action of the push button between a stable locking position of the prong when the push button is in the disengaged position and an unlocking position of the prong when the push button is in the engaged position.   
     
     
         6 . The belt buckle according to  claim 5 , wherein the prong comprises a base having
 a through-hole in which the guide pin slides, and   a notch where the guide pin opens and where the retractable stop is partially housed.   
     
     
         7 . The belt buckle according to  claim 5 , wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a return member configured to place the retractable stop in the stable locking position of the prong and return the push button to the disengaged position. 
     
     
         8 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the body is provided with a first cavity opening onto either side of the first face and the second face, and
 the prong comprises a base which is mounted in an articulated manner in the first cavity.   
     
     
         9 . The belt buckle according to  claim 8 , wherein the body is provided with at least one second cavity opening onto the first cavity, and
 the actuating mechanism is at least partially housed in the at least one second cavity.   
     
     
         10 . The belt buckle according to  claim 9 , wherein the body is provided with at least one third cavity opening onto either side of the first face and the second face, and the loop is movably mounted through the at least one third cavity. 
     
     
         11 . The belt buckle according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one third cavity is formed by
 a first recess provided in the first face,   a second recess provided in the second face, and   a wall separating the first recess and the second recess, at least one opening being provided in the wall, and   
       the loop has a frame shape forming
 a first bridge connector located on a side of the first recess, a second bridge connector located on a side of the second recess, and 
 link arms joining the first bridge connector and the second bridge connector, the link arms being movably mounted through the at least one opening provided in the wall. 
 
     
     
         12 . The belt buckle according to  claim 11 , wherein, in the first configuration of the belt buckle, the first bridge connector of the loop is housed in the first recess abutting against the wall while the second bridge connector protrudes from the second face of the body, and
 in the second configuration of the buckle, the second bridge connector of the loop is housed in the second recess abutting against the wall while the first bridge connector protrudes from the first face of the body.   
     
     
         13 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1  wherein the body of the belt buckle has an H-shape, the body having
 a first branch, 
 a second branch approximately parallel to the first branch, and 
 a third branch joining the first branch and the second branch, 
 the prong being partially housed in the first branch. 
 
     
     
         14 . A belt comprising:
 the belt buckle according to  claim 1 ; and   a belt strip extending between a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the belt strip being provided with a first hole formed on the side of the first end and a plurality of second holes provided at a distance from each other according to a determined spacing on a side of the second end, the belt buckle being configured, in one of the first configuration and the second configuration, to be mechanically connected to:
 the first end of the belt strip, the prong cooperating with the first hole provided at the first end of the belt strip, and 
   the second end of the belt strip, the second end of the belt strip passing through the loop and the prong cooperating with one of the second holes provided at the second end of the belt strip, to close the belt strip.   
     
     
         15 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein the prong comprises
 a base, and   a pin provided with
 a first section extending from the base, the first section being configured to cooperate with the first hole of the belt strip to mechanically connect the first end of the belt strip to the buckle, and 
 a second section configured to cooperate with the one second hole to mechanically connect the second end of the belt strip to the buckle. 
   
     
     
         16 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the body of the belt buckle has an H-shape, the body having
 a first branch,   a second branch approximately parallel to the first branch, and   a third branch joining the first branch and the second branch,   the loop being partially housed in the second branch.   
     
     
         17 . The belt buckle according to  claim 1 , wherein the body of the belt buckle has an H-shape, the body having
 a first branch,   a second branch approximately parallel to the first branch, and   a third branch joining the first branch and the second branch,   the prong being partially housed in the first branch, and the loop being partially housed in the second branch.