Patents by Inventor Hugo R. De Vuyst

Hugo R. De Vuyst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Buckle with readily releasable latch
    Patent number: 4310952
    Abstract: A safety belt buckle including a latch for engagement with an opening in a tongue, an ejection spring for the tongue and a bias spring for a push button that can be brought into engagement with the latch, wherein the latch can pivot on an axis approximately perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the tongue, the latch being biased in the unlocked position by the force of the bias spring, and when the bias spring is at least partially extended, the latch is maintained in locking engagement with the tongue by a reinforcing member that moves together with the push button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: N. V. Klippan S.A.
    Inventors: Paul J. Robben, Hugo R. De Vuyst