Belt lock for safety belt systems

A belt lock for a safety belt system comprising:

• a lock housing having an aperture for insertion of belt strap endpieces;
• means on said lock housing for the fastening of at least one belt strap end;
• at least two said belt strap endpieces insertable into said housing, each said endpiece having means for attachment of at least one belt strap end, and having a detent tongue, said tongues being shaped to overlie one another for insertion together into said housing through said aperture;
• a locking mechanism within said housing to engage said tongues and retain them in a predetermined locking position relative to one another, said locking mechanism including a pair of mutually opposed resilient counter-detent tongues shaped and arranged to engage and retain between them said overlying tongues;
• a release key positioned on a lateral narrow side of said lock housing and actuable to disengage said tongues of said endpieces from said counter-detent tongues and a spring-actuated ejector arranged automatically to push said detent tongues of said endpieces at least partially out of said housing when they are disengaged by said release key.