US3197832A
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Seat belt buckle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-22
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1984-06-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert J Mccauley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:19
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/25; A44B11/2503; A44B11/2526; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3401; Y10T24/3423
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
IN A SAFETY SEAT BELT BUCKLE, A CASING COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER WALLS AND CONNECTING SIDE WALLS FORMING A TRUBULAR GENERALLY RECTANGULAR HOUSING, SAID LOWER WALL HAVING A SLOT ADJACENT TO ONE END OF SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A BELT END UPWARDLY THERETHORUGH, A FLANGE DEPENDING FROM SAID UPPER WALL ADJACENT TO SAID SLOT, A LOCKING MEMBER COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL BARS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, ONE OF SAID BARS BEING DISPOSED AT THE SIDE OF SAID FLANGE TOWARD SAID ONE END OF SAID HOUSING WHEREBY SAID BELT END PASSES BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND SAID ONE BAR, THE OTHER OF BARS BEING DISPOSED TOWARD THE OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A FLANGE DIRECTED TOWARD SAID LOWER WALL, A CONNECTING MEMBER FIXED TO A SECOND BELT END AND HAVING A BAR PORTION AT THE LEDING END THEREOF, SAID CONNECTING MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED AT SAID OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID OTHER BAR AND SAID LOWER WALL WHEREBY THE FLANGE OF SAID OTHER BAR ENGAGES BEHIND SAID CONNECTING MEMBER BAR PORTION TO RETAIN SAID CONNECTING MEMBER, WHEREBY TENSIOON ON SAID CONNECTING MEMBER PULLS SAID LOCKING MEMBER TO GRIP SAID FIRST BELT END BETWEEN SAID FLANGE OF SAID UPPER WALL AND SAID ONE BAR OF SAID LOCKING MEMBER, SAID LOCKING MEMBER HAVING A HANDLE PORTION PROJECTING FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING AND LIFTABLE TO FREE SAID CONNECTING MEMBER FROM SAID LOCKING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
IN A SAFETY SEAT BELT BUCKLE, A CASING COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER WALLS AND CONNECTING SIDE WALLS FORMING A TRUBULAR GENERALLY RECTANGULAR HOUSING, SAID LOWER WALL HAVING A SLOT ADJACENT TO ONE END OF SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A BELT END UPWARDLY THERETHORUGH, A FLANGE DEPENDING FROM SAID UPPER WALL ADJACENT TO SAID SLOT, A LOCKING MEMBER COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL BARS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, ONE OF SAID BARS BEING DISPOSED AT THE SIDE OF SAID FLANGE TOWARD SAID ONE END OF SAID HOUSING WHEREBY SAID BELT END PASSES BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND SAID ONE BAR, THE OTHER OF BARS BEING DISPOSED TOWARD THE OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A FLANGE DIRECTED TOWARD SAID LOWER WALL, A CONNECTING MEMBER FIXED TO A SECOND BELT END AND HAVING A BAR PORTION AT THE LEDING END THEREOF, SAID CONNECTING MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED AT SAID OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID OTHER BAR AND SAID LOWER WALL WHEREBY THE FLANGE OF SAID OTHER BAR ENGAGES BEHIND SAID CONNECTING MEMBER BAR PORTION TO RETAIN SAID CONNECTING MEMBER, WHEREBY TENSIOON ON SAID CONNECTING MEMBER PULLS SAID LOCKING MEMBER TO GRIP SAID FIRST BELT END BETWEEN SAID FLANGE OF SAID UPPER WALL AND SAID ONE BAR OF SAID LOCKING MEMBER, SAID LOCKING MEMBER HAVING A HANDLE PORTION PROJECTING FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING AND LIFTABLE TO FREE SAID CONNECTING MEMBER FROM SAID LOCKING MEMBER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-02 | 1969-02-01 | 1969-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-02 | 1973-02-01 | 1973-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-02 | 1977-02-01 | 1977-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |