Lock for safety bells

Lock for safety belts having two hip strap parts and at least one further strap part, said lock comprising a lock housing (10) to be attached to one hip strap part and enclosing a lock mechanism (18) having a release member (22) to be actuated manually, a lock tongue (11) to be attached to the other hip strap part, which can be inserted into an insert opening (39, 40) in the lock housing for co-operation with the lock mechanism, and a fitting (12;

• 13) for the further strap part to be connected with the lock housing and the lock tongue by these elements being lockingly engaged with each other, characterized in that a blocking shoulder (41, 42) is provided in the lock housing, which is spring-biased to project partly into the insert opening (39, 40) for the lock tongue (11) under the spring bias so as to prevent insertion of the lock tongue through the opening to engagement with the lock mechanism, and that the lock housing forms an insert opening (47, 49;
• 48, 50) for the fitting (12;
• 13) for the insertion thereof transversely through the insert opening for the lock tongue, the fitting being engaged with the blocking shoulder and the blocking shoulder being displaced from the insert opening for the lock tongue against the spring bias, the fitting (12;
• 13) forming an opening (53) for the insertion of the lock tongue to retain the fitting in the lock housing when the lock tongue is engaged with the lock mechanism.