Buckles

Claim 1

A SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A COOPERATING U-SHAPED ELEMENT OR EYE COMPRISING A FIRST MEMBER INCLUDING A FIRST SLOT IN SAID FIRST MEMBER EXTENDING FROM ONE END THEREOF, A HOOKED PORTION HAVING A CAMMING SURFACE BOUNDING ONE SIDE OF SAID SLOT, SAID FIRST SLOT BEING FORMED WITH A FIRST RECESSED PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID CAMMING SURFACE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE WITH THE COOPERATING U-SHAPED ELEMENT OR EYE; A SECOND, MOVABLE LOCKING MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE MOVED RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST MEMBER IN A DIRECTION ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS INCLUDING A SECOND SLOT EXTENDING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE AXIS OF SAID SECOND MEMBER FROM ONE END THEREOF, SAID SECOND SLOT BEING FORMED WITH A SECOND RECESSED PORTION HAVING WALLS EXTENDING THEREFROM, AND FIRST AND SECOND CAM MEANS FORMING THE WALLS FROM SAID SECOND RECESSED PORTION; AND A SPRING NORMALLY URGING SAID SECOND MEMBER TO A POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST MEMBER CORRESPONDING TO A LOCKING POSITION FOR LOCKING THE USHAPED ELEMENT OR EYE WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST MEMBER; SAID FIRST AND SECOND RECESSED PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO FORM A PARTIAL ENCLOSURE FOR THE U-SHAPED ELEMENT OR EYE, AND SAID CAMMING SURFACE OF SAID FIRST MEMBER LOCATED IN OPPOSING SPACED RELATIONSHIP FROM SAID SECOND CAM MEANS AND FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONVERGING PASSAGEWAY THEREWITH TO SAID RECESSED PORTIONS WHEN SAID SECOND MEMBER IS IN A LOCKING POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST MEMBER WHEREBY SAID CAMMING SURFACE AND SAID SECOND CAM MEANS COACT TO RECEIVE THE U-SHAPED ELEMENT OR EYE IN SAID RECESSED PORTIONS; AND SAID FIRST CAM MEANS EXTENDING WITHIN THE AREA OF SAID FIRST RECESSED PORTION TO EJECT THE U-SHAPED ELEMENT OR EYE FROM SAID FIRST RECESSED PORTION WHEN SAID SECOND MEMBER IS MOVED AGAINST SAID SPRING TO A RELEASE POSITION.