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US 2012/0246894 A1Published application
Slidable seatbelt buckle with integral ribbed cover
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJim Carene, Robert Andrew Mical
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Abstract
A slidable buckle for a seatbelt includes a cover which has a number of ribs extending from the cover. The ribs function to limit noise caused by the buckle and webbing coming in contact with a vehicle's interior trim, while at the same time providing a softer, grippable surface for the buckle.
Claims12
A slidable buckle for a seatbelt, comprising:
- a base'having a webbing slot;
- an engagement tang extending from said base;
- and
- a cover enclosing said base, with the cover comprising a plurality of ribs extending from a plurality of surfaces of the cover.
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A slidable buckle for a seatbelt, comprising:
- a metallic base having a webbing slot and a plurality of surfaces;
- an engagement tang extending from said base;
- and
- a cover generally enclosing said base, with said cover comprising:
- a relatively stiffer plastic bonded directly to a first portion of said base and including a webbing slot coincident with the webbing slot of said base;
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- a plurality of ribs extending from a plurality of surfaces of said base, with said plurality of ribs comprising a relatively more compliant plastic bonded directly to a second portion of said base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.