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Belt buckle and use thereof in magnetic resonance imaging

  • US 7,375,517 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2005
  • Issued: 05/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A belt buckle, comprising:

  • a buckle housing including a base, first and second sidewalls projecting from said base so as to form a substantially U-shaped member and a lug member projecting from said base;

    an electrical switching member having a pair of contact pins, said switching member being fastened to said base; and

    a tongue plate having a base portion and an elongated portion projecting from said base portion, said elongated portion having a free-end opposite said base portion, a lower planar surface having a recess and mating member mounted at the free end thereof,wherein in an assembled position said tongue plate is inserted in said housing such that said lug engages said recess and said mating member engages said contact pins.

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