Adjustable self-locking tongue plate for seat belts
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1. An adjustable self-locking tongue plate useful in a seat belt buckle assembly, said tongue plate comprising:
- a base portion having an opening therein adapted to receive seat belt webbing therethrough;
laterally spaced side flanges extending upwardly from said base portion and surrounding said opening;
a slotted opening provided in each of said side flanges, said slotted openings being defined by a pair of relatively long upper and lower walls and a pair of shorter side walls;
a lock bar slidably mounted in said slotted openings and extending across said opening in said base, said lock bar adapted to receive seat belt webbing thereabout; and
spacing means operatively connected to said lock bar and normally effective to space said lock bar from said lower walls of said slotted openings and permitting said lock bar to freely slide within said slotted openings without resting on said lower walls.
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Abstract
An improved self-locking adjust tongue plate including a sleeve surrounding a lock bar extending in slots provided on side flanges of the tongue. The sleeve spaces the lock bar from the walls of the slots so as to avoid metal to metal contact, which may adversely affect the lock-up angles of the adjust tongue.
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1. An adjustable self-locking tongue plate useful in a seat belt buckle assembly, said tongue plate comprising:
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a base portion having an opening therein adapted to receive seat belt webbing therethrough; laterally spaced side flanges extending upwardly from said base portion and surrounding said opening; a slotted opening provided in each of said side flanges, said slotted openings being defined by a pair of relatively long upper and lower walls and a pair of shorter side walls; a lock bar slidably mounted in said slotted openings and extending across said opening in said base, said lock bar adapted to receive seat belt webbing thereabout; and spacing means operatively connected to said lock bar and normally effective to space said lock bar from said lower walls of said slotted openings and permitting said lock bar to freely slide within said slotted openings without resting on said lower walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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