Fricken Mother Buckle

[jimdoe2you]

Warren,
Here it is. High IQ be damned, I'm stumped. :hmm

 

[Shadowkiller]

Whats so hard 'bout that?

The each end of the belt goes through the two thin slots, then the short pieces fits through the larger piece and locks to do up the belt...

Not so sure about "quick release".

 

[jimdoe2you]

It sounds easy, .............it looks easy, ..............but it doesn't fit together in any manner that makes it secure and/or easy to remove.

I am not one to be stumped by puzzles or anything mechanical, but after ten minutes trying and retrying these two pieces from every different angle, I never found what appears to be the proper connection. :hmm

 

[jimdoe2you]

OK, Shadowkiller shamed me into trying again and I figured it out. At least I think so. It attatches in an odd way, unlike anything I have seen before. Here are some pics of how I have it set up.

 

[Shadowkiller]

wow.. what a narrow waist you have...

that way looks like it may be quick release if you pull the tab up?

 

[Fondueset]

Actually a pretty cool design. That First picture is hilarious.

 

[crusty]

Thats quite a cool buckle,
what brand is it, i want one

Crusty

 

[jimdoe2you]

That first pic was my, "Someone help me or the buckle dies" photo!

.......and I came very close to dispatching it before it finally gave in and became my friend!

Sinkweight is supposed to do a two second isometric sketch displaying how these two parts slip together.

It is the "Imersion INOX".

 

[shamal]

Hay,

can someone tell me why a small part on the buckle is intended for?

Thanks,

 

[Bill]

Now I'm confused Jimdoe. Does the buckle quick release in that position? It looks like the small part is upside down and/or not seated.
Aloha
Bill

 

[shamal]

Hay, once more. Maybe I was not clear enough. I also have such a buckle, but don't know why as small part of the buckle is intended for? Any idea?

Thanks.

 

[jimdoe2you]

I believe the small part that sticks out is there so a person can place a finger on it for pushing leverage.

I flipped the larger part upside down and now it appears even more functional.

Although I have not tried it out yet in the water, it is secure and yet releases with virtually no effort.

One slight pull of the finger and the weight belt is off!

 

[Fondueset]

I concur - that is the coolest buckle I've seen - a design so simple that only the pure of thought can understand it. Let us know where you got it and you'll have started a major fashion trend. I predict it will quickly become the must have fashion statement of the aquatic set - and quickly evolve into the latest urban chic.

 

[jimdoe2you]

Here is what I know:

These were developed by the russian navy and disappeared for a while but have come back due to the demand of a few followers that knew there is no better or safer buckle out there.

I looked around for a while and found one available on a russian site and a french site, but shipping to the states was a real deal breaker!

Now ............and here is the great part ............... these are now available from the scubastore in Spain that is affiliated with deeperblue.net.

We can buy them right here on deeperblue by clicking the "Shop" button.

These must have just been added because I looked in the shop not too long ago and didn't see them.

After playing around with it a few dozen times, I am convinced that I will never use old standard kind again!

Jim

 

[sinkweight]

Unlike my ill attempt at freediving fashion when I introduced the no-limits moonboots.

 

[Fondueset]

You were just ahead of your time

 

[Dobs]

This buckle is very popular in Bulgaria and indeed was invented by the Russian navy. I had some old Russian scuba tanks and they came with this buckle. I used it for a while on my weight belt, but then my girlfriend gave me a new belt with standard buckle, so I just had to wear the new one. The small thing on my buckle was intended for the buckling of the scuba tanks' belt that goes between the legs.
Here are two pics of the original Russian buckle.

 

[sinkweight]

Whatcha' need is a rubber belt to put the buckle on. That way, when you compress, you don't have the weightbelt drop to your armpits when inverted. I'm not sure how the buckle handles under non-tension. Meaning; when there's no tension on the belt, does it have the tendency to work itself free?

 

[Dobs]

That was my first ever weight belt. Now I use only rubber belts, but even with that belt the buckle worked fine.

 

[jimdoe2you]

I asked sinkweight to do a quick sketch for me to demonstrate how this goes together.

He said he is very, very busy and hasn't slept in two full days, but he would certainly do a fast drawing for me.

This is absolute proof that human performance degrades tremendously via sleep deprivation!!!!!!!!

:hmm