Seat belt buckle spring

A buckle for receiving first and second tongues of a vehicle seat belt system, said buckle comprising:

• a base at least partially defining a cavity for receiving the first and second tongues;
• a latch plate supported by said base, said latch plate being movable between a latched position connecting the first and second tongues with said base and a release position permitting the first and second tongues to disconnect from said base;
• a pushbutton movable from an unactuated position to an actuated position to move said latch plate from the latched position to the release position;
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• biasing means attached to said latch plate and having a portion for urging said latch plate toward the latched position and another portion for urging said pushbutton toward the unactuated position, said another portion extending between the first and second tongues when the tongues are received in the cavity.

A buckle for receiving first and second tongues of a vehicle seat belt system, said buckle comprising:

• a base at least partially defining a cavity for receiving first and second tongues;
• a latch plate supported by said base in the cavity, said latch plate being pivotable between a first position blocking withdrawal of the first and second tongues from said base and a second position permitting withdrawal of the first and second tongues from said base;
• a pushbutton pivotable from a position disengaged from said latch plate to a position engaged with said latch plate to cause said latch plate to pivot from the first position to the second position;
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• a spring including a first portion urging said latch plate toward the first position and a second portion extending between the first and second tongues when the tongues are in the cavity, said second portion urging said pushbutton toward the disengaged position.