Seat belt buckle
US5271129A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/45675
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A seat belt buckle 10, adapted to releasably engage with a latch plate 24 insertable within a latch passage 22 in the seat belt buckle 10, comprises: a rigid frame 12 having an open forward end 11 defining the latch passage 22, an opposite rearward end 13 adapted to be attached to a seat belt, an apertured rectangular base plate 14, an upstanding side wall 16 extending from each longitudinal edge of the base plate 14, and a fixed bar 18 extending across the width of the base plate 14 between the forward and rearward ends thereof, parallel to, and spaced apart from, the base plate 14, the fixed bar 18 being secured at each end thereof to a respective side wall 16. A locking member 26 is pivotally supported by said frame side walls 16 so as to pivot about an axis substantially parallel to, and spaced apart from, the fixed bar 18 of the frame, between a latched position as shown, in which the locking member 26 retains the latch plate 24 within the latch passage 22 in the buckle 10, and an unlatched position, in which the locking member 26 is held clear of the latch passage 22. A shaped blocking member 46 is slidably mounted upon the locking member 26 for longitudinal movement relative…
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