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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1995
Cecil A Collins, Shelby Township, MI (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an end release belt buckle that is operable for releasable latching a tongue plate of a vehicular safety belt restraint system. The end release belt buckle of the present invention includes a base having a latch portion adapted to lockingly engage the tongue plate. The end release belt buckle further includes a release mechanism for permitting the seat occupant to intentionally release the tongue plate from locked engagement with the latch portion of the base in response to movement of a push-button actuator from a 'latched' position to a 'released' position. The push-button actuator is normally biased to the 'latched' position by a spring-biasing mechanism. In addition, the end release belt buckle further includes a locking mechanism for inhibiting unintentional movement of the push-button actuator from the 'latched' position to the 'released' position when the vehicle is subjected to a deceleration force exceeding a predetermined threshold value.