Seat belt buckle arrangement
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1. A safety belt arrangement comprising:
- a buckle having an open mouth for receiving a tongue, said buckle comprising means for retaining said tongue therein;
a flexible connection means for connecting said buckle to an anchoring point on a motor vehicle, said flexible connection means comprising two or more interconnected rigid links for preventing said buckle from moving more than a predetermined distance away from said anchoring point and for allowing said buckle to be moved closer than the predetermined distance towards said anchoring point and;
a resilient member connected to said anchoring point and said buckle for holding said buckle in a position in which the open mouth of the buckle is presented for receiving said tongue.
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Abstract
A seat belt buckle arrangement incorporating a buckle having an open mouth for receiving a tongue and for retaining the tongue therein. Part of the buckle is connected by a flexible connection to an anchoring point on a motor vehicle. There is a resilient element extending between the anchoring point and the buckle for holding the buckle in a position in which the open mouth of the buckle is presented to receive the tongue.
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13 Claims
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1. A safety belt arrangement comprising:
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a buckle having an open mouth for receiving a tongue, said buckle comprising means for retaining said tongue therein; a flexible connection means for connecting said buckle to an anchoring point on a motor vehicle, said flexible connection means comprising two or more interconnected rigid links for preventing said buckle from moving more than a predetermined distance away from said anchoring point and for allowing said buckle to be moved closer than the predetermined distance towards said anchoring point and; a resilient member connected to said anchoring point and said buckle for holding said buckle in a position in which the open mouth of the buckle is presented for receiving said tongue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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