Debris resistant seatbelt buckle device
US10575597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA44B11/2569
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A seatbelt buckle device includes a housing, a frame, a latching arrangement and a release button. The frame includes a bottom wall and first and second laterally spaced walls. The latching arrangement selectively retains a latch plate within the housing. The release button is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. A proximal end, a distal end and first and second laterally spaced apart legs of the release button cooperate to define an opening into which a projecting portion distally from the proximal end. At least one shield member laterally extends from the projection portion toward the first and second laterally spaced apart legs. Each shield member includes an outboard side spaced from an adjacent leg of the first and second legs by a gap. Each gap slidingly receives one of the first and second laterally spaced walls of the frame.
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