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US 9,586,557 B2Granted
Remotely lockable seat belt buckle
OwnerDavid John O'Brien, Kenneth Hugh Dibbleinventors
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Abstract
A seat belt buckle for engaging a latch inserted into buckle and retained in a latched mode until released by depressing a press release button. In a locked mode, with the vehicle ignition switch ON and the latch inserted into buckle, a complementary lock is activated preventing press the release button from effecting release of latch from buckle.
Claims18
A seat belt arrangement comprising:
- a buckle configured to secure a latch when said latch is engaged with said buckle;
- release means associated with said buckle and being configured to allow release of said latch from engagement with said buckle upon action of said release means;
- a lock operatively associated with said buckle and said release means, said lock being configured to prevent activation of said release means in a first position of said lock, and to allow activation of said release means in a second position of said lock;
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- a switch configured in said buckle to be activated to dispose said lock in said first position, and be deactivated to dispose said lock in the second position;
- wherein said switch is activated by said latch when said latch is engaged with said buckle to dispose said lock in said first position, and is selectively deactivated upon activation of a remote activation means to dispose said lock in said second position.
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A seat belt arrangement comprising:
- a buckle configured to secure a latch when said latch is engaged with said buckle;
- a locking plate operatively associated with said buckle, said locking plate being configured to prevent release of said latch from engagement with said buckle in a first position and to allow release of said latch from engagement with said buckle in a second position;
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- a switch configured in said buckle;
- wherein said first position is determined through activation of said switch, and said switch being activated by said latch when said latch is engaged with said buckle.
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