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Safety belt buckle

Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1963-07-08
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1983-07-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Unai Keizen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:31
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/25; A44B11/2503; A44B11/2526; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45675; Y10T24/45691

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
A SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COMPRISING: A BUCKLE MEMBER HAVING A LATCH OPENING; A LATCH SUPPORT PIVOTALLY COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER; A TONGUE PLATE HAVING A LATCH OPENING AND LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER FOR REGISTRY OF SAID LATCH OPENINGS OF SAID TONGUE PLATE AND SAID BUCKLE MEMBER; BIAS MEANS COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER; A LATCH MEMBER HAVING A DEPENDING LATCH AND COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LATCH BETWEEN A RELEASE POSITION AND A LOCK POSITION IN WHICH SAID LATCH PROJECTS INTO SAID LATCH OPENINGS, SAID LATCH MEMBER BEING COUPLED BETWEEN SAID LATCH SUPPORT AND SAID BIAS MEANS WHEREBY SAID BIAS MEANS TENDS TO BIAS SAID LATCH MEMBER AGAINST SAID LATCH SUPPORT TO EFFECT COMMON PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THEREOF TO DISPOSE SAID LATCH IN SAID LOCK POSITION; AND A COVER LEVER COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, SAID COVER LEVER BEING ENGAGED AND PIVOTED TO SAID CLOSED POSITION BY SAID LATCH SUPPORT ACTING UNDER THE BIAS OF SAID BIAS MEANS OPERATING AGAINST SAID LATCH MEMBER, SAID LATCH SUPPORT BEING ENGAGED AND PIVOTED UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID COVER LEVER TOWARD SAID OPEN POSITION TO THEREBY PIVOT SAID LATCH MEMBER AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID BIAS MEANS TO MOVE SAID LATCH TO SAID RELEASE POSITION OUT OF SAID LATCH OPENINGS, SAID LATCH MEMBER BEING PIVOTABLE TO SAID RELEASE POSITION INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID LATCH SUPPORT, AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID BIAS MEANS, BY MOVEMENT OF SAID LATCH TO SAID RELEASE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 252 words
A SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COMPRISING: A BUCKLE MEMBER HAVING A LATCH OPENING; A LATCH SUPPORT PIVOTALLY COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER; A TONGUE PLATE HAVING A LATCH OPENING AND LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER FOR REGISTRY OF SAID LATCH OPENINGS OF SAID TONGUE PLATE AND SAID BUCKLE MEMBER; BIAS MEANS COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER; A LATCH MEMBER HAVING A DEPENDING LATCH AND COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LATCH BETWEEN A RELEASE POSITION AND A LOCK POSITION IN WHICH SAID LATCH PROJECTS INTO SAID LATCH OPENINGS, SAID LATCH MEMBER BEING COUPLED BETWEEN SAID LATCH SUPPORT AND SAID BIAS MEANS WHEREBY SAID BIAS MEANS TENDS TO BIAS SAID LATCH MEMBER AGAINST SAID LATCH SUPPORT TO EFFECT COMMON PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THEREOF TO DISPOSE SAID LATCH IN SAID LOCK POSITION; AND A COVER LEVER COUPLED TO SAID BUCKLE MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, SAID COVER LEVER BEING ENGAGED AND PIVOTED TO SAID CLOSED POSITION BY SAID LATCH SUPPORT ACTING UNDER THE BIAS OF SAID BIAS MEANS OPERATING AGAINST SAID LATCH MEMBER, SAID LATCH SUPPORT BEING ENGAGED AND PIVOTED UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID COVER LEVER TOWARD SAID OPEN POSITION TO THEREBY PIVOT SAID LATCH MEMBER AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID BIAS MEANS TO MOVE SAID LATCH TO SAID RELEASE POSITION OUT OF SAID LATCH OPENINGS, SAID LATCH MEMBER BEING PIVOTABLE TO SAID RELEASE POSITION INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID LATCH SUPPORT, AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID BIAS MEANS, BY MOVEMENT OF SAID LATCH TO SAID RELEASE POSITION.

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