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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1999
Yoshihiko Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tadayuki Asako, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shiota, Tokyo, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A buckle is formed of a base, a latch member supported by side walls of the base so that the latch member can pivot between its non-engaged position and its engaged position, an operational member manipulated to cancel an engagement between the tongue and the latch member; and a lock member. The latch member is biased to the engaged position, and pivots to the engaged position when a tongue is inserted into a predetermined position to engage the tongue. The lock member holds the latch member to the engaged position when the tongue and the latch member are engaged, and is able to be moved by the operational member to a position capable of canceling the engagement between the tongue and the latch member. The lock member is arranged to move only in the longitudinal direction of the buckle. Thus, the movement of the lock member is simplified to improve controlling ability of the latch member.