Adjustable Buckle Assembly

A buckle assembly comprising:

• a buckle base bracket including at least one buckle base bracket ramp stop and at least one buckle base bracket reset ramp;
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• a buckle adjustment assembly, the buckle adjustment assembly including:
• a buckle strap coupled to the buckle base bracket such that the buckle adjustment assembly is capable of moving linearly along the buckle base bracket between an extended position, at least one intermediary position, and a reset position;
• a buckle head attached to the buckle strap, such that a proximal end of the buckle base bracket is proximal to the buckle head and a distal end of the buckle base bracket is distal from the buckle head;
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• a position locking unit coupled to the buckle strap, the position locking unit including a locking cam configured to:
• engage with a stop surface of the buckle base bracket ramp stop to prevent the buckle adjustment assembly from moving in a first linear direction toward the proximal end of the buckle base bracket;
• engage with a ramp surface of the buckle base bracket ramp stop to rotate the locking cam such that the buckle adjustment assembly is movable in a second linear direction toward the distal end of the buckle base bracket;
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• engage with a ramp surface of the buckle base bracket reset ramp to over-rotate the locking cam into a disengaged position such that the buckle adjustment assembly is movable in the first linear direction.

A method for adjusting a buckle assembly comprising:

• applying a compressing force to a buckle adjustment assembly of a buckle assembly to move the buckle adjustment assembly to an adjustment position, wherein the adjustment position is an extended adjustment position, an intermediate adjustment position, or a reset adjustment position, and wherein the buckle assembly includes:
• a buckle base bracket including at least one buckle base bracket ramp stop and at least one buckle base bracket reset ramp;
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• the buckle adjustment assembly, the buckle adjustment assembly including:
• a buckle strap coupled to the buckle base bracket such that the buckle adjustment assembly is capable of moving linearly along the buckle base bracket to the extended adjustment position, the intermediate adjustment position, and the reset adjustment position;
• a buckle head attached to the buckle strap, such that a first end of the buckle base bracket is proximal to the buckle head and a second end of the buckle base bracket is distal from the buckle head;
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• a position locking unit coupled to the buckle strap, the position locking unit including a locking cam configured to:
• engage with a stop surface of the buckle base bracket ramp stop to prevent the buckle adjustment assembly from moving in a first linear direction toward the first end of the buckle base bracket;
• engage with a ramp surface of the buckle base bracket ramp stop to rotate the locking cam such that the buckle adjustment assembly is movable in a second linear direction toward the second end of the buckle base bracket;
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• engage with a ramp surface of the buckle base bracket reset ramp to over-rotate the locking cam into a disengaged position such that the buckle adjustment assembly is movable in the first linear direction;
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• removing the compressing force from the buckle adjustment assembly to lock the buckle adjustment assembly in a target adjustment position.

A vehicle comprising:

• a buckle base bracket attached to the vehicle at a first end of the buckle base bracket, the buckle base bracket including a buckle base bracket rivet proximal to the first end of the buckle base bracket;
• a buckle adjustment assembly coupled to the buckle base bracket such that the buckle adjustment assembly is capable of moving linearly along the buckle base bracket to each adjustment position from a plurality of adjustment positions between the first end of the buckle base bracket and a second end of the buckle base bracket, the buckle adjustment assembly including:
• a buckle strap coupled to the buckle base bracket using a buckle strap rivet;
• a buckle head attached to the buckle strap, such that the second end of the buckle base bracket is proximal to the buckle head and the first end of the buckle base bracket is distal from the buckle head;
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• a position locking unit coupled to the buckle strap, the position locking unit including:
• a locking cam;
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• a locking cam lock;
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• a compression spring, wherein the compression spring engages with the buckle base bracket rivet and the buckle strap rivet to bias the buckle adjustment assembly toward the first end of the buckle base bracket.