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Seat belt buckle

  • US 5,596,795 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1995
  • Issued: 01/28/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat belt buckle comprising a frame wherein an insertion channel for an insert tongue is formed, a pawl movable in said frame transverse to said insertion channel between a latching position and a release position, a release button slidably guided on said frame in a direction parallel to said insertion channel, said release button, when depressed, engaging said pawl and moving said pawl to the release position, and a catch slidably guided in a direction parallel to said insertion channel between a blocking position and a retracted position, said catch being biased by a spring to the retracted position and movable into said blocking position by inertia when the buckle is exposed to a predetermined acceleration in a direction in which the release button moves upon depression, and said catch, when in said blocking position, engaging the pawl and blocking the pawl in the latching position.

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