Cinch latch plate and buckle

Details Cinch latch plate and buckle Cinch latch plate and buckle

1996-04-29

1997-07-22

Cuomo, Peter M.

Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.

Buckles

Harness

24196, 24640, A44B 1110, A44B 1125

Patent

active

056493410

ABSTRACT:
A manually activated seat belt device comprising: a latch plate (20) and cooperating buckle (100). The latch plate comprises: a tongue (22) lockingly engaging a cooperating part of a seat belt buckle (100) and a second part (26) having a seat belt clamping surface (30) adjacent a belt receiving opening (28) within the second part, walls (32) extending about opposite sides of the opening (28), a yoke (40) slidably received upon the latch plate (20) above the opening and slidably positioned against the walls of the second part, a clamping bar (48), wherein the seat belt (90) is inserted through the first opening (28) between the belt clamping surface and the clamping bar; a clamp initiating mechanism (60) manually movable from a cinching position to a clamping or locking position, including a cam surface (63) which when moved to the cinching position urges the clamping bar toward the clamping surface to thereby clamp the seat belt therebetween, wherein the buckle includes a recess to receive a locking tab to maintain the mechanism (60) in its locking position and for releasing same.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3408707 (1968-11-01), Hemphill
patent: 4167054 (1979-09-01), Yamada et al.
patent: 4294467 (1981-10-01), Frantom
patent: 4473926 (1984-10-01), Ono

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