Article-storing belt buckle

a belt buckle and article technology, applied in the field of article storage belt buckles, can solve the problems of a large amount of consumer carrying, a large top, and a new problem, and achieve the effect of reducing the top, facilitating deposition and removal

US20100132164A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-06-03SU YUNG FA
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Publication Date
2010-06-03
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Abstract

An article-storing belt buckle includes a base having a top to which a cover is fit. A chute is formed in the belt buckle and an article receiving chamber is formed in the chute. An article to be stored is deposited in the chute and is moved along the chute into the article receiving chamber to be retained therein, or the article is forcedly moved out of the article receiving chamber for detaching from the belt buckle.
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates generally to an article-storing belt buckle, and particularly to a belt buckle forming therein a chute that incorporates an article receiving chamber, for receiving and moving an article along the chute to get into or remove out of the article receiving chamber.DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

[0002] Circular flat objects, such as coins, are commonly used in daily living in various situations. For example, in a shopping mall, a shopping cart can be separated from a train of interlocked carts by inserting a coin, or a coin may sometimes be used as tool to replace a screwdriver or serve as a mark to identify the location of a golf ball in a green. Taking the shopping cart as an example, some of the shopping malls provide the consumers with coil-like objects for operating the shopping carts or other purposes. However, the consumers must carry such objects themselves. In addition, some shopping malls provide the consumers wit...

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[0019]The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

[0020]With reference to the drawings and in particular to FIGS. 1 and 2, a belt buckle constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a base 1 and a cover 2. The cover2 is fit to a top side of the base 1 for covering and fixing thereto. The base 1 forms in the top thereof a lower slot 11 that has an opening defined in an end face of the base 1 and has a configuration that is expanded at an outer portion where the opening is formed, converges inwardly, and has a reduced inner end sect...