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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1992
Ron Clarke, Dundonald, IE;
Abstract
A seat belt buckle adapted to releasably engage a latch plate 42 having an aperture 40 therein, the buckle comprising a rigid frame 10 including a base 12 having an opening therein, upstanding side walls 14 adapted to guide the latch plate longitudinally of the frame, a bar 16 extending transversely of the frame between the side walls, the bar being spaced above the base, a locking member 24 pivotally mounted on the frame and pivotal between a lower latched position and an upper unlatched position, the locking member carrying a downwardly projecting locking element 38 engageable in the aperture 40 in the latch plate 42 to retain the latch plate in place and passing into the opening, a slider 44 slidable longitudinally of the locking member between a first position in which it is located under the bar 16, to retain the locking member in the lower latched position and a second position in which it is resiliently engaged against the rear of the bar to retain the locking member in its upper unlatched position, a push button 52 to push the slider from its first position to its second position, a slider spring 48 to urge the slider towards its first position, a pair of wings 30 extending laterally from the locking member and engaging in the side walls to pivotally and resiliently mount the locking member for movement between its upper and lower positions and a pair of arms 34 extending laterally along the member, the pair of arms engaging abutments on the rigid frame to prevent flexing of the wings beyond their elastic limit.