End release seat belt buckle

Details End release seat belt buckle End release seat belt buckle

1993-11-01

1995-08-01

Lazarus, Ira S.

Illumination

With wearing apparel or body support

Shoulder suspension or torso encircling

362 833, 362800, 24633, 24641, A44B 1125, B60Q 300

Patent

active

054384923

ABSTRACT:
An end release type belt buckle for releasably latching a tongue plate of a safety belt system in a latched position. The belt buckle has a base, a release mechanism and an actuator supported for sliding movement on the base. The base has a stationary latch portion adapted to releasably lock the tongue plate in the latched position. The actuator includes a first surface for urging the tongue plate into the latched position, a second surface for retaining the tongue plate in the latched position, and a third surface for actuating the release mechanism to urge the tongue plate from the latched position into a released position. In addition, the end release belt buckle includes an illumination device affixed to the actuator for illuminating selected portions thereof, and an electrically conductive coupling arrangement for maintaining an electrical circuit during sliding movement of the actuator.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4365285 (1982-12-01), Brundidge
patent: 4928366 (1990-05-01), Ballet
patent: 4933818 (1990-06-01), Eckmann
patent: 5132880 (1992-07-01), Kawamura
patent: 5181773 (1993-01-01), Colvin

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