Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Buckles – Sliding part of wedge
Patent
1988-05-31
1990-02-27
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Buckles
Sliding part of wedge
24171, A44B 1106
Patent
active
049033778
ABSTRACT:
An improved tip assembly including a tongue plate insertable into a buckle is provided for a safety belt system in which a continuous retractable belt length provides both a lap portion and a shoulder portion. The tip assembly through which the belt passes has a snubber slide engaged with the tongue plate and slidable relative thereto. When the belt is drawn across the occupant's body, the belt shifts the snubber slide rearwardly on the tongue plate to a point where the belt is firmly gripped between a surface of the tongue plate and a surface of the snubber slide, whereby that portion of the belt which extends across the occupant's lap cannot expand. When the belt is retracted so that a run of the belt is substantially vertical, the weight of the tip assembly causes its front end to tip downwardly causing the slide to fall vertically along the tongue plate releasing its grip on the belt, whereby the tip assembly freely falls to a lower position along the vertical belt position. A dampener is located in an engaging region of the tongue plate and snubber slide to effect quietness of action between these two parts.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3486203 (1969-12-01), Cadiou
patent: 3928895 (1975-12-01), Klink
patent: 4480854 (1984-11-01), Doty
Brittain James R.
Gateway Industries, Inc.
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