buckle
A buckle refers to a bracket with a movable pin or pins that is attached to a strap . Another strap or the other end of the same strap is pulled through the bracket and the pin is pierced through the end (pin buckle or pin buckle). The mandrel is held down by pulling, so that the two belt ends are firmly connected to one another. The bracket and mandrel are almost always made of metal. Buckles used for clothing are also often decorative objects.
history
Buckles for the Roman Empire are first documented in Europe . In the early Middle Ages they were found on the belts and leg straps of men and women. Some have brackets made of gemstones , others have fastenings ( strap tongues ) with artistic inlaid or gold sheet applications. In the 17th and 18th centuries, buckles were also used to close shoes , garters, knee bands and collars and were designed to be decorative. A purely decorative cover made of tin, silver, gold or set rhinestones was attached to the functional part made of iron . Today buckles for clothing are almost exclusively used for belts and sandals . In addition, they are mainly used to close bags and rucksacks , saddle and other belts and watch straps.
Buckles as awards
Buckle badges are common with many armed forces , some police forces , some fire departments and technical relief organizations . In the German Empire, buckles were donated by the federal princes as awards . Mostly it was about service awards in the army , Landwehr or fire department .
Alternatives
- Toggle fastener , often used on jackets.
- Push button (since 1885)
- Zipper (since 1893)
- Velcro fastener (since 1951)
Modifications
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- Roller buckle - clasp with a tube (as a roll )
- Lockable roller buckle (English: lockable roller buckle ) - as a roller buckle, but the spike at the tip has an eyelet. The holes in the belt are elongated instead of circular holes. The shackle of a small padlock is inserted through the eyelet.
- Instead of movable pins, short pins are rigidly attached to the buckle bracket
- Double-bar buckle, triple-bar buckle, ladder buckle, sliding buckle - for adjusting the length of belts and straps
- Clamping buckles - on straps
- Click buckle or snap buckle ("lightning fastener"); Nylon quick release fastener on backpack, bag, seat belt etc. (Fastex Buckle type (synonym in the USA)). Depending on the version, the lock can be released with a finger pressure (English: front release buckle ) or two side latches can be pressed together (English: side release buckle ).
- Lockable buckles are mainly referred to as belt buckles . They are mainly used for luggage straps for luggage. Lockable buckles are made of plastic or metal. The locking mechanisms range from simple locking with plastic keys to precise combination locks. They are also TSA approved for trips to the USA , so that they can be opened and locked again by the Travel Security Agency (department of Homeland Security ) with a central key.
- Dual buckle - click buckle with two-sided belt attachment (3- or 5-point belt in the stroller)
- Lever clamp buckle - for variable length adjustment (clamped) made of plastic or sheet steel
- Roller clamp buckle - the belt runs through a tunnel mostly made of sheet metal, a knurled roller is moved at the axle ends with 2 fingers in two lateral guide slots (running slightly at an angle to the belt tunnel wall) and clamps the belt through friction on the belt and slots, releasable when the belt is strained by finger push
- Form-fit buckle - hooks through form-fit with constant tension, for pushing through and setting in or hooking and possibly clipping, either made of sheet metal or cast metal (boy scout belt) or plastic or only as an (identical) pair of a cranked oval with DO contour made of flat-oval wire (on bikini -Top and brassiere) DO
Double bar buckle
Click buckle
Clamp buckle
DD ring clamp clasp
Triple-bar buckle or belt slider
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See also
literature
- Annette Frey: Belt buckles of western origin in the eastern Franconian empire. Investigations on western imports in the 6th and 7th centuries (monographs of the Roman-Germanic Central Museum Mainz, Volume 66) . Publisher of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz, Mainz 2006, ISBN 978-3-7954-1985-1 .
