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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Mohammed Shenaq, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/28 (2006.01); B60R 22/195 (2006.01); B60R 22/12 (2006.01); B60R 22/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/28 (2013.01); B60R 22/12 (2013.01); B60R 22/18 (2013.01); B60R 22/1952 (2013.01); B60R 2022/1806 (2013.01); B60R 2022/281 (2013.01); B60R 2022/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seat belt buckle assembly includes a buckle housing; a plate extending from the buckle housing and defining a slot; and a bracket including a rivet engaged in the slot. The plate and rivet are configured such that, in response to an impact force that exceeds a threshold acting to pull the buckle housing away from the bracket, the slot plastically deforms, permitting the buckle housing and plate to translate relative to the bracket.