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US 2013/0091672 A1Published application
Seat Belt Locking Mechanism Activation System
OwnerJason Edwardsinventor
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Abstract
A seat belt locking mechanism activation system includes a male seat belt buckle portion arranged as a base plate having a first edge, a second edge perpendicular to the first edge, and a plane defined by the first edge and the second edge. The base plate also includes a leading edge measuring about at least 6 millimeters. A void configured to attach into a female seat belt buckle portion is disposed in the plane. A hole is also disposed in the plane. The hole is configured to attach to a keychain.
Claims1
A seat belt buckle locking mechanism activation system comprising:
- a substitute male seat belt buckle portion comprising:
- a leading edge configured to fit within a channel of a female seat belt buckle portion;
- an engagement edge running parallel to the leading edge and spaced a sufficient distance from the leading edge such that the leading edge engages a trigger mechanism that activates a seat belt buckle locking mechanism and the engagement edge engages a spring biased tang within the female seat belt buckle portion to hold the substitute male seat belt buckle portion within the female seat belt buckle portion;
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- an overall length extending back from the leading edge that is greater that a depth of the channel of the female seat belt buckle portion such that at least a portion of the substitute male seat belt buckle portion extends from the female seat belt buckle portion upon activation of the locking mechanism;
- wherein activation of the locking mechanism deactivates alarms associated with the seat belt buckle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.