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Buckle, especially of safety belt for a motor vehicle

US4736497A · kind A · utility

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4References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1986
Grant dateApr 12, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 26, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45717
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

This buckle is characterized by a device stressing a locking member (5) towards its locking position and a device for ejecting a bolt consist of a first elastic element (20), one end of which intended to interact with the bolt when it is inserted or ejected from the buckle, and the other end of which bears against the first bearing surface of the locking member, and by a device stressing the locking member towards its release position consistent of a second elastic element (21), one end of which bears against the body (4) of the buckle and the other end of which bears against a second bearing surface of the locking member. The first and second bearing surfaces are formed opposite one another on either side of a tongue (13) of the locking member.

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