A44B 11/2573
Locking means preventing an unauthorised opening
Official title: {Locking means preventing an unauthorised opening, e.g. by children}
A44B11/2573 (Locking means preventing an unauthorised opening) appears on 114 US grants and 100 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Replaceable belt buckle decorative cover21 Oct 2025US 12,446,666 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Connecting buckle with safety switch21 Jan 2025US 12,201,192 B2Foshan Tuorun Precision Hardware Technology Co., Ltd.
- Buckle component23 Jul 2024US 12,042,024 B2ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
- Harness buckle locking assembly5 Mar 2024US 11,919,474 B2
- Buckle lock16 Jan 2024US 11,871,817 B2
- A buckle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294049 A1Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
- Child seat belt safety cover9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311818 A1
- Connecting Buckle with Safety Switch31 Oct 2024US 2024/0358123 A1Foshan Tuorun Precision Hardware Technology Co., Ltd.
- Harness Buckle Locking Assembly16 Nov 2023US 2023/0365100 A1
- Seatbelt buckle cover9 Nov 2023US 2023/0354966 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety lock for seat belt buckle64US 4,674,303 AP. J. Salcone's Inc. · 1987
- Seat belt buckle guard57US 4,731,912 AAshlar Products, Incorporated · 1988
- Child safety seatbelt securement device55US 4,624,033 A1986
- Safety guard for seat belt buckle release49US 6,769,157 B12004
- Fabric cover for a seatbelt buckle45US 5,617,617 A1997