Buckle release mechanism

A buckle mechanism comprising:

• a housing with forward and rearward ends, an opening formed within the forward end of the housing;
• a slide secured to the housing and adapted for linear movement between locked and unlocked positions, a slide post secured to the slide and adapted for movement with the slide between the locked and unlocked positions;
• a pair of locking levers positioned within the housing, each locking lever having a first end, a second recessed end, and a pivot point therebetween, each of the first ends being interconnected to the slide post, whereby movement of the slide and slide post to the unlocked position causes each of the locking levers to pivot about its respective pivot point;
• a pair of locking pins rotatably positioned within the housing, each of the pins including an internal opening and a wing, the pins having locked and unlocked orientations corresponding to the locked and unlocked positions of the slide post, the wings being positioned within the recessed ends of the locking levers with the pins in the locked position, the wings being ejected from the recessed ends of the locking levers with the pins in the unlocked position;
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• a striker plate with opposing lugs, the lugs being retained within the internal openings of the locking pins with the slide and slide post in the locked position.

A buckle mechanism for selectively securing a restraint, the buckle mechanism comprising:

• a housing with forward and rearward ends, an opening formed within the forward end of the housing;
• a slide secured to the housing and adapted for linear movement between locked and unlocked positions;
• a latch pivotally secured to the housing and having opened and closed positions, wherein the latch must be in the opened position in order for the slide to be moved to the unlocked position;
• a slide post secured to the slide and adapted for movement with the slide between the locked and unlocked positions;
• a pair of locking levers positioned within the housing, each locking lever having a first forked end, a second recessed end, and a pivot point therebetween, each of the forked ends being positioned about the slide post, whereby movement of the slide and slide post to the unlocked position causes each of the locking levers to pivot about its respective pivot point;
• a pair of locking pins rotatably positioned within the housing, each of the pins including an internal opening, a cam adjacent the internal opening, and a wing, the pins having locked and unlocked orientations corresponding to the locked and unlocked positions of the slide post, the wings being positioned within the recessed ends of the locking levers with the pins in the locked position, the wings being ejected from the recessed ends of the locking levers with the pins in the unlocked position;
• a yoke having a striker plate with opposing lugs, the yoke being interconnected to the restraint, the lugs being retained within the internal openings of the locking pins with the slide and slide post in the locked position, and wherein by moving the slide and slide post into the unlocked position, the pins rotate such that the lugs are ejected from the housing by way of the cams.