Tongue interlocking detachable anchorage
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorThomas H. Zelmer
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Abstract
Disclosed are interlocking safety restraint mechanisms and safety restraint systems incorporating such mechanisms. Embodiments of the safety restraint mechanisms include a first locking mechanism adapted to receive and lock into place a buckle tongue and a second locking mechanism adapted to receive and lock into place an anchor tongue. The interlocking safety restraint mechanism is configured to automatically release the buckle tongue upon insertion of the anchor tongue and is further configured to automatically release the anchor tongue upon insertion of the buckle tongue.
Claims18
A safety restraint system, comprising:
- a restraint belt;
- a buckle tongue slidably connected with the restraint belt;
- a fixed anchor tongue adapted to be connected with a vehicle;
- a buckle adapted to be connected with the vehicle and adapted to receive the buckle tongue and lock the buckle tongue into place;
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- an interlocking buckle adapted to receive and lock into place the buckle tongue, and adapted to receive and lock into place the anchor tongue, wherein the interlocking buckle comprises a button structure, wherein the button structure is movable inside the interlocking buckle, and wherein the button structure is configured to be moved when the buckle tongue is inserted into the interlocking buckle, and wherein the interlocking buckle is configured to automatically release the buckle tongue upon insertion of the anchor tongue and is configured to automatically release the anchor tongue upon insertion of the buckle tongue.
A safety restraint system, comprising:
- a restraint belt;
- a buckle tongue slidably connected with the restraint belt;
- a fixed anchor tongue adapted to be connected with a vehicle;
- a buckle adapted to be connected with the vehicle and adapted to receive the buckle tongue and lock the buckle tongue into place;
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- an interlocking buckle adapted to receive and lock into place the buckle tongue, and adapted to receive and lock into place the anchor tongue, wherein the interlocking buckle is configured to automatically eject the buckle tongue upon insertion of the anchor tongue and is configured to automatically eject the anchor tongue upon insertion of the buckle tongue, wherein the interlocking buckle comprises a button structure movable inside the interlocking buckle, wherein the button structure is configured to be moved in the same direction whenever either the buckle tongue or the anchor tongue is inserted into the interlocking buckle.
A safety restraint system, comprising:
- a restraint belt;
- a buckle tongue slidably connected with the restraint belt;
- a fixed anchor tongue adapted to be connected with a vehicle;
- a buckle adapted to be connected with the vehicle and adapted to receive the buckle tongue and lock the buckle tongue into place;
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- an interlocking buckle adapted to receive and lock into place the buckle tongue, and adapted to receive and lock into place the anchor tongue, wherein the interlocking buckle is configured to automatically release the buckle tongue upon insertion of the anchor tongue and is configured to automatically release the anchor tongue upon insertion of the buckle tongue, and wherein the interlocking buckle comprises a spring positioned in the interlocking buckle to facilitate ejecting the buckle tongue upon insertion of the anchor tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.