Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Separable-fastener or required component thereof – Including member having distinct formations and mating...
Patent
1993-09-03
1995-01-03
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Separable-fastener or required component thereof
Including member having distinct formations and mating...
24641, A44B 1100
Patent
active
053773934
ABSTRACT:
A seat belt buckle (11) comprises a base (10) including a rear end portion (74) and a front end portion (75) located opposite the rear end portion. The base includes a first set of tabs (76, 77) at the rear end portion of the base and a second set of tabs (78, 79) at the front end portion of the base. A latch mechanism (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) is supported on the base for engaging a seat belt locking tongue and locking it to the base. A one-piece buckle cover (26) includes wall portions (130, 131, 132, 133) defining a cavity (95) for receiving the base and the latch mechanism. The cover also includes a front portion and a rear portion located opposite the front portion. The cover further includes a first shoulder (136, 137) at the rear portion of the cover and a second shoulder (138) at the front portion of the cover. The first shoulder engages the first set of tabs when the base is received in the cavity in the cover. The second shoulder engages the second set of tabs when the base is received in the cavity in the cover. The first and second sets of tabs and the first and second shoulders cooperate together to retain the base and the cover against relative movement.
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Sakran Victor N.
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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