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Vehicle occupant restraint belt buckle including illumination

  • US 5,181,773 A
  • Filed: 03/28/1991
  • Issued: 01/26/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. For use in a vehicle occupant restraint belt system including at least one belt portion for restraining a vehicle occupant, a buckle for detachably securing a keeper of the belt system to secure the belt portion across the occupant, said buckle comprising:

  • a hollow housing including a translucent portion that defines an exterior surface portion of the housing;

    a latch member mounted within the housing for movement between latched and unlatched positions to detachably secure the keeper;

    an electrically energized light source that is mounted within the housing and that, when energized, continuously provides illumination outwardly from the buckle housing through the translucent portion; and

    electrical connectors within the housing for connecting the light source to a power supply so as to thereby energize the light source and provide illumination through the translucent portion.

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