Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Separable-fastener or required component thereof – Including member having distinct formations and mating...
Patent
1995-08-23
1996-12-31
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Separable-fastener or required component thereof
Including member having distinct formations and mating...
24635, 24637, A44B 1100
Patent
active
055881890
ABSTRACT:
A buckle (20) for a vehicle seat belt system (22) comprises a base (102) at least partially defining a cavity (100) for receiving first and second tongues (64, 66) of the seat belt system along respective first and second insertion paths (P1, P2). A first latch plate (106) supported by the base (102) is movable between a latched position connecting the first tongue (64) with the base when the first tongue moves a fully inserted distance into the cavity (100) and a release position in which the first tongue is disconnected from the base. A second latch plate (128) supported by the base (102) is movable between a latched position connecting the second tongue (66) with the base when the second tongue moves a fully inserted distance into the cavity (100) and a release position in which the second tongue is disconnected from the base. A first blocking member (162) has a portion (166) located in the second insertion path (P2) for blocking movement of the second tongue (66) the fully inserted distance into the cavity (100) until the first tongue (64) moves a predetermined first distance. A second blocking member (172) has a portion (176) located in the first insertion path (P1) for blocking movement of the first tongue (64) the fully inserted distance into the cavity (100) until the second tongue (66) moves a predetermined second distance.
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Gorman Patrick J.
Gray Mark F.
Yee Phillip D.
Sakran Victor N.
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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