Dual release buckle

A buckle for engagement with a tongue that is insertable into the buckle, the buckle comprising:

• first and second lock pawls supported on opposite sides of a housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing between a locking position locking the tongue in the buckle and a release position enabling movement of the tongue out of the buckle;
• a cable attached to the buckle and connected with the lock pawls, the cable being configured to a transmit pulling force to the pawls to move the pawls from the locking position to the release position;
• wherein the pawls have first and second end portions on opposite sides of their pivot axes, the first end portions being engageable by the tongue upon insertion of the tongue into the buckle, the second end portions connected with the cable and being acted upon by the pulling force of the cable;
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• the housing having front and back sides, the housing having an aperture on one of the front or back sides through which a central portion of the cable extends from the lock pawls to a location outside the housing at which a release force can be manually applied, the central portion of the cable extending through the aperture in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the tongue into and out of the buckle.

A buckle for engagement with a tongue that is insertable into the buckle, the buckle comprising:

• first and second lock pawls supported on opposite sides of a housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing between a locking position locking the tongue in the buckle and a release position enabling movement of the tongue out of the buckle;
• the first and second lock pawls having respective actuating portions exposed on opposite sides of the housing;
• the actuating portions of the lock pawls being manually engageable when the pawls are in the locking position to pivot the pawls from the locking position to the release position;
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• a cable attached to the buckle and connected with the lock pawls for transmitting pulling force to the pawls to move the pawls from the locking position to the release position;
• further comprising a single spring that biases both pawls into the locking position;
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• wherein the pawls have first and second end portions on opposite sides of their pivot axes, the first end portions being engageable by the tongue upon insertion of the tongue into the buckle, the second end portions being acted upon by the spring.

A buckle for engagement with a tongue that is insertable into the buckle, the buckle comprising:

• first and second lock pawls supported on opposite sides of a housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing between a locking position locking the tongue in the buckle and a release position enabling movement of the tongue out of the buckle;
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• a cable attached to the buckle and connected with the lock pawls for transmitting pulling force to the pawls to move the pawls from the locking position to the release position;
• wherein the pawls have first and second end portions on opposite sides of their pivot axes, the first end portions being engageable by the tongue upon insertion of the tongue into the buckle, the second end portions being acted upon by the pulling force of the cable;
• wherein the pulling force acts to pull the second end portions of the pawls apart from each other;
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• further including a single spring that acts to pull the second end portions of the pawls toward each other and thus biases the pawls into the locking position.