Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Separable-fastener or required component thereof – Including member having distinct formations and mating...
Patent
1992-09-08
1993-12-14
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Separable-fastener or required component thereof
Including member having distinct formations and mating...
24637, A44B 1126
Patent
active
052690512
ABSTRACT:
A buckle assembly (36, 36A) for use in a safety belt system (10) has a first insertion path for receiving a first tongue (38) and a second insertion path spaced from the first insertion path for receiving a second tongue (40). A latch (50) mounted on a base (44) is movable between an engaged position blocking movement of the tongues out of the buckle assembly and a release position allowing movement of the tongues out of the buckle assembly. The latch has a tab portion (108) disposed intermediate the first and second tongue insertion paths which maintains the tongues in engagement with the latch when the tongues are inserted in the buckle assembly. The latch may include first and second latch members (50A, 50B) mounted on the base, for independently controlling latching of the first and second tongues in the buckle assembly. A pushbutton (88) is pivotally mounted on the base. The pushbutton is manually actuatable to move the latch from the engaged position to the release position to allow movement of the tongues out of the buckle assembly. A divider member (130) attached to the pushbutton at the mouth (68) of the buckle assembly guides the first tongue into the first insertion path and guides the second tongue into the second insertion path.
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patent: 4457052 (1984-07-01), Hauber
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patent: 4757579 (1988-07-01), Nishino et al.
patent: 5023981 (1991-06-01), Anthony et al.
patent: 5086548 (1992-02-01), Tanaka et al.
Brittain James R.
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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