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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
May. 08, 2001
Tony Jain, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Antony W. Chamings, Oxford, MI (US);
Rudi Grzic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Stephan F. Vetter, St. Clair, MI (US);
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Abstract
A seat belt buckle assembly including a seat belt buckle, the buckle including: a frame ( ) defining a tongue-receiving slot ( ); a latch plate ( ) operably positioned in relation to the tongue-receiving slot and movable between an unlocked position and a locked position; a latch spring ( ) for biasing the latch plate toward the locked position; an ejector mechanism ( ) located behind the tongue-receiving slot and rearwardly movable in response to inward movement of a tongue; the ejector including a first portion engageable by the tongue and rearwardly movable to a position beyond the location of the latch plate and a second portion ( ) slidably receiving and supporting the latch plate, the second portion remaining in contact with the latch plate, preventing the latch plate from moving to its locked position even when the first portion has moved beyond the latch plate.