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Locking tongue for a safety belt

  • US 8,793,844 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2011
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locking tongue (10) for a seat belt system comprising:

  • a base (11), the base having a locking portion (14) extending in a plane, a webbing slot (16) in the base extending transverse to the plane, the webbing slot extending in a direction transverse to an insertion direction of the locking tongue, the locking portion extending in the insertion direction from the webbing slot, the webbing slot configured to guide a belt webbing from a first side of the base to a second opposite side of the base when the belt webbing extends through the webbing slot and transverse to the plane; and

    a locking cam (20) associated to the webbing slot (16) and supported at the base, the locking cam (20) being movable between a rest position and a clamping position, wherein a biasing means (26;

    70) is provided which biases the locking cam (20) towards the rest position, the entire locking cam only pivoting relative to the base about a single pivot axis.

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