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BUCKLES FOR INFLATABLE PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20100115737A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2008
  • Published: 05/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A buckle assembly for use with an occupant restraint system of a vehicle, the buckle assembly comprising:

  • a body;

    a latching mechanism carried by the body, wherein the latching mechanism is configured to releasably engage a corresponding tongue portion when the tongue portion is inserted into a front portion of the body;

    a cover operably coupled to the body and configured to pivotably move aboutan axis between a first position in which the latching mechanism engages the tongue portion and a second position in which the latching mechanism disengages the tongue portion; and

    one or more counterweight components carried by the body and positioned such that the buckle assembly has a center of gravity (a) between the front portion of the body and a vertical plane extending through the axis, and (b) below a horizontal plane extending through the axis.

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