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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Guy R. Dingman, Westfield, IN (US);
Gregory L. Woodard, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Donald C. Boyle, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael A. Wiseman, Avon, IN (US);
Guy R. Dingman, Westfield, IN (US);
Gregory L. Woodard, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Donald C. Boyle, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael A. Wiseman, Avon, IN (US);
Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc., Westfield, IN (US);
Abstract
A buckle for use with a safety belt includes a buckle housing formed to define a cavity, an actuator aperture in communication with the cavity, and an insertion opening in communication with the cavity. An actuator of the buckle is coupled to the buckle housing and formed to include a button accessible through the actuator aperture of the buckle housing as well as a belt-anchor catch coupled to the button to move with the button. The buckle further includes an ejector spring positioned within the cavity of the buckle housing along a substantially central longitudinal axis defined to extend from a back end of the buckle housing to a front end of the buckle housing. First and second belt anchors are formed to be inserted, at least in part, into the insertion opening to engage the ejector spring and move the ejector spring to a retracted position.