Abstract: An improved apparatus for interconnecting safety belts includes a buckle member which receives a tongue member to interconnect the safety belts. An indicator and ejector assembly has a visually readable indicia which changes from red to green as the tongue and buckle members are interconnected. As the tongue and buckle members are disconnected, the indicia changes from green back to red. The indicia is disposed on an indicator member which transmits force to eject the tongue member at least partially from the buckle member as the tongue and buckle members are disconnected.

Abstract: A carrying system which may be utilized for carrying video cameras and accessories therefor comprises a main case and a plurality of accessory cases which interlock for carrying as a single unit. The main case includes clasps for releasably engaging linking straps which are provided on the accessory case for locking the accessory case to the main case. The accessory case is provided with, in addition to the linking straps, clasps like those on the main case so that a plurality of accessory cases may be joined together. Further, slots are provided on a portion of the accessory case such that free ends of the linking straps may be retained when the accessory case is carried alone, and so that the accessory case may be looped through the belt, or shoulder strap of a user for convenient carrying.

Abstract: A magnet-inclusive component is furnished for use in an occupant protecting system, such as a seat belt system, for a motor vehicle. The component includes a magnet and at least one member located adjacent the magnet. The magnet is molded or cast in situ in the adjacent member, preferably by integrally incorporating a magnetizable member in the adjacent member upon formation of the latter by molding or casting and then subjecting the magnetizable member to magnetization.

Abstract: A buckle of a seat belt device, for securing a tongue of the seat belt device, comprises: an insertion path into which the tongue is inserted; and a latch unit, provided in the insertion path, for hindering a removal of the tongue. An engaging device which engages with the tongue is provided in the insertion path. Provided also is a drive unit for moving the engaging device in a tongue inserting direction.

Abstract: A safety belt buckle for receiving and locking an insertion tongue is comprised of a casing having an insertion slot, an insertion tongue that is slidably mounted in the insertion slot and has a cutout, a spring-loaded ejector, arranged in the insertion slot and acting on the insertion tongue, and a locking device mounted inside the casing and cooperating with the cutout of the insertion tongue for locking the insertion tongue in the insertion slot in a locking position of the safety belt buckle. Furthermore, a spring-loaded sliding key is guided within the casing and comprises a sliding key body and a key button The key button is slidably connected to the sliding key body. The sliding key cooperates with the locking device to unlock the safety belt buckle.

Abstract: The dress cap is a releasably detachable cap for covering the lock of a jewelry chain, particularly a necklace or bracelet, so as to conceal the lock. The dress cap includes two hinged portions and a latch between the two hinged portions, wherein at least one of the portions includes a concave surface for encompassing the lock. Many variations of the dress cap and latches are possible.

Abstract: In a buckle for safety belt systems in vehicles which are provided with a belt pretensioner acting on the bucket an unintentional release of the insert tongue is prevented by a two-armed lever which is pivotally mounted on the loadbearing housing. On each actuation of the release button the lever is pivoted out of its rest position into a deflected position. At the end of a pretensioning stroke one of the arms of the lever projects into the path of movement of the release button to prevent the further movement thereof in the actuating direction.

Abstract: A child-resistant buckle and buckle guard combination is disclosed that relies for its effectiveness on differences in the ways young children and adults think rather than on presumed (but often non-existent) strength or dexterity differences. The child-resistant feature comprises a combination lock mechanism that incorporates at least one directly manipulated member, and, in some embodiments, at least one indirectly movable member. The device is buckled into a conventional safety belt buckle by means of a tongue-like connector. A housing or guard denies access to the push button of the conventional safety belt buckle.

Abstract: A safety belt buckle comprises a housing with an insertion path, a spring loaded ejector positioned in the insertion path, and a recess communicating with the insertion path. An insertion tongue with a cutout is insertable into the insertion path. A latch inside the housing locks the insertion tongue by engaging the cutout of the insertion tongue and the recess of the housing. A spring-loaded slide key is slidably connected to the housing and slidable in the direction transverse to a plane of movement of the latch. A spring-loaded slide key serves to release the latch. A compensation mass member is displaceably arranged within the housing for compensating acceleration forces acting on the safety belt buckle. A securing element is displaceably arranged within the housing such that the securing element secures the latch in its locking position and is movable into a release position by the slide key.

Abstract: A cover for securing about an engaged closure device comprising a body having an upper portion and a lower portion that define a cavity therebetween to accept and enclose the closure device. A locking system of flanges engageable in slots is provided to releasably secure the upper and lower portions together to prevent access to the closure device thereby preventing accidental or unauthorized opening of the engaged closure.

Abstract: A child-resistant safety belt buckle is disclosed that relies for its effectiveness on differences in the ways young children and adults think rather than on presumed (but often non-existant) strength or dexterity differences. The child-resistant feature comprises a combination lock mechanism that incorporates at least one directly manipulated member, and, in some embodiments, at least one indirectly movable member.

Abstract: A pressure activated seat belt locking device is disclosed for allowing an operator from a remote location to control the locking or unlocking of seat belts such as those used on amusement park type rides, or elsewhere. The seat belt locking device has a buckle portion into which a latching tongue is inserted and held into place by a retractable element which extends through an aperture in the latching tongue. The latching tongue can be removed from the buckle by depressing a release latch to disengage the retractable element from the aperture. The seat belt locking device is provided with a pneumatically inflatable air bladder which is exerted against a pivotable lever lock when properly inflated. The inflation of the air bladder causes the lever lock to pivot and bear against the lower end of the release latch, such that the release latch cannot be depressed by the user of the seat belt to disengage the retractable element from the latching tongue.

Abstract: The belt lock comprises a closure mechanism and at least one belt strap end piece (2) which can be inserted into the mechanism, the belt strap end piece having a tongue (4) designed to lock with the mechanism. The mechanism has a metal frame (7), an arresting element (8) mounted in recesses (18) in the sides of the frame, an ejector (9) for the tongue, an arresting element support (10) and a belt-release button (11). In order to simplify the belt lock, reduce its manufacturing costs and increase its reliability, the arresting element (8) is designed as a plate with a rear recess (28) and the recesses (18) in the sides of the metal frame are designed as slots in which the arresting element (8) can be mounted. The slots extend parallel to the direction of motion of the tongue (4) in the frame (7) and their size is such that the pins (19) of the element (8) are guided to move in the direction of motion of the tongue (4) substantially without any play at right angles to this direction.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle and seat belt buckle attachments are disclosed, and are designed in such a manner that the seat belt can be put on quickly and smoothly. That is, the seat belt buckle and seat belt buckle attachments are provided with trumpet-like guide members which serve to guide a seat belt tongue into the seat belt buckle for engagement therewith. The seat belt buckle attachments are provided with securing elements for securing the guide members to the respective buckles.

Abstract: A buckle for a safety belt, especially for motor vehicles, for receiving and locking an insertion tongue. A locking latch is provided that is biased in an opening direction and is pivotably mounted in a buckle housing such that in a locking position the locking latch extends into a recess of the insertion tongue. A locking bar is movably mounted in the housing at an angle to an insertion path of the insertion tongue, with the locking bar securing the locking latch in the locking position thereof. A sliding key is guided transverse to a plane of movement of the locking latch for cancelling the locking position thereof via actuation of the locking bar. To protect the buckle from shock, a compensating mass is mounted in the housing such that it is movable relative to the locking bar. The compensating mass serves for fixing the locking bar in position.

Abstract: In an illuminated buckle for a seat belt system, an illuminating source is furnished in the buckle and a luminous cover section transmits the light from the illuminating source so as to emit light on the top and both lateral sides of the buckle main body. The lighted lateral sides of the buckle cover facilitate locating the buckle at night and also allow ready confirmation when the belt is not in place about the body of the occupant in a vehicle.

Abstract: A buckle is provided which includes a male portion and a female portion. The male portion includes inwardly deformable spring arms with detent protuberances. The detent protuberances engage detent apertures within detent recesses on lateral sides of the female portion. Lateral release guards are formed so as to shield the detent protuberances from being inadvertently depressed thereby releasing the male portion from the female portion. The lateral release guards include two portions meeting at an angle thereby forming a point of flexure. An internal rotatable locking assembly within the female portion can be rotated or a wedge can be slid within a channel so as to prevent the depression of the spring arms thereby locking the male and female portions to each other.

Abstract: A safety belt buckle with an anti-shock device is provided. The safety belt buckle comprises a housing that has an insertion slot for an insertion tongue with a cutout. A spring-loaded ejector for the insertion tongue is provided in the insertion slot. A latch is supported within the housing and cooperates with the cutout of the insertion tongue in a locking position of said safety belt buckle. The latch fastens the insertion tongue by engaging a respective recess provided at the housing. A sliding key which is loaded by a spring and is slidable in a direction that is transverse to a plane of movement of the latch is provided for releasing the latch from the locking position. A securing element that is slidably disposed within the housing for fixing and securing the latch in the locking position of the safety belt buckle is provided, whereby the securing element, for releasing the locking position of the safety belt buckle, is slidable by the sliding key into a release position of the latch.

Abstract: A seat belt including first and second webs includes a latch housing cooperative with a buckle tongue for securement together. A container housing is positionable about the assembled latch housing and buckle tongue in a latched configuration, with the container housing including a lid hingedly mounted to the underlying container housing, with the lid including spaced flanges received within side wall openings to define side wall belt slots to contain the assembled buckle tongue and latch housing together.

Abstract: A child safety harness has a pair of lap straps and a pair of shoulder straps interconnected by an impact pad which comprises an upper portion and a lower portion. Coupling means connects the upper portion to the lower portion in a plurality of alternative mutually overlapping positions so as to vary the distance between the upper edge of the upper portion and the lower edge of the lower portion.

Abstract: A cover which fits over a restrain harness buckle assembly. The cover slides down over the buckle and confines the ends of cam support pins in the assembly, eliminating the need for the use of pins with heads on one end, for fasteners to hold such pins in place, and the need for machining threads or grooves on the pins to cooperate with such fasteners. Additionally, the cover provides a smooth, contoured appearance which insures that nothing protrudes from the buckle assembly which might snag clothing or scratch skin. Thus, the cover eliminates the need for extra parts, machining, and assembly while providing a neater appearance.

Abstract: The buckle for safety belts in vehicles provided with a pretensioner engaging said buckle is provided with a compensating mass which at the end of the pretensioning travel prevents a mass-inertia-induced movement of the release button in the actuating direction. The compensating mass is formed by a lever which is pivotally mounted on the housing and which comprises a gear element which is in permanent meshing engagement with a rack on the release button. On each actuation of the release button the lever is pivoted, the easy mobility thereof thereby being ensured even after a longer period of use of the buckle.

Abstract: A buckle for connecting the ends of a belt used in clothes and the like. The buckle consists of a socket, which has a hollow socket-body and a locking-device, and a plug, which as a pair of engaging members. The locking device has a locking-plate and a pressuring projection. A resilient engaged member is provided in the socket-body so as to be engaged to and disengaged from the engaging members of the plug. According to this buckle, when the pressuring projection is located at the bottom shell-side, even if the locking-plate is pressured, the locking-plate and the resilient engaged member are provided so as not to be brought into contact each other resulting in ensuring the engagement of the plug and the socket.

Abstract: A buckle for a safety belt system provided with a belt pretensioner is secured by a blocking pawl against unintentional opening at the end of the pretensioning stroke. By the locking pawl the release button is arrested at the housing before it has reached the end of its lost motion path. The driving of the locking pawl is by the inertia forces acting with a certain leverage at the center of gravity thereof at the end of the pretensioning stroke.

Abstract: The belt lock comprises a closing mechanism and at least one ejectable belt strap end piece, which is able to be inserted therein, and which has a tongue which is able to be locked with the mechanism. The mechanism consists of a U-shaped metal frame, of a locking member, mounted in its lateral recesses, for the locking of the tongue, of an ejector for the tongue, a locking member support and of a release button. In order to further simplify the belt lock and to be able to manufacture it more cheaply, the locking member is constructed as a component in the shape of a small plate, the lateral recesses in the metal frame for the mounting of the locking member consist of elongated holes, which extend parallel to the direction of movement of the tongue in the frame and are dimensioned such that the pins of the locking member are guided so as to be movable in the direction of movement of the tongue, but substantially free of play vertically thereto.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle has a spring biased ejector member and a slidable pushbutton member. A coil spring biases both the pushbutton member and the ejector member. A secure connection between the ejector member and the pushbutton member is provided in a vertically compact structure. Contact surfaces on the ejector member and contact surfaces on the pushbutton member are all contained vertically within the confines of a track along which those members slide horizontally in the buckle.

Abstract: A buckle device for use in vehicle seat belt system having a tongue plate and a buckle body into which the tongue plate is inserted for engagement therewith includes a lock member which is swung to engage the inserted tongue plate and is adapted to lock the tongue plate, a release button moved by the operation of a vehicle occupant to swing the lock member in an opposite direction, thereby cancelling engagement between the lock member and the tongue plate, and an emergency lock mechanism for holding the lock member in a state of engagement with the tongue plate when an inertial force acts in an operating direction of the release button. Accordingly, the disengagement between the tongue plate and the lock member due to the inertial force is prevented, and the state of engagement between the two members is maintained.

Abstract: A child proof cover for covering and protecting a seat belt buckle assembly includes a channel which provides access to the release control of the seat belt buckle assembly. The channel is sized and configured so that a child cannot reach the release control but an adult can reach the control to operate such control in the manner in which that control was designed to operate. The cover is an integral, one-piece unit and the channel extends forwardly of and at an angle to one end of a lower section thereof. The other end of the lower section is open. The cover is intended to be stored on one of the seat belts when not in use.

Abstract: An accessory actuator for an occupant restraint system buckle which gives the owner of an automotive vehicle a choice in rendering the restraint belts in the vehicle more convenient for unlatching. The accessory comprises a molded plastic accessory button which can be installed without the use of separate tools and without having to modify the existing buckle. The button has a head disposed exterior of the pre-existing buckle casing and a neck which extends from the head to join with the pre-existing actuating button of the buckle. The accessory button joins to the pre-existing button by pressing the adhesive containing end of the neck against the pre-existing actuating button.

Abstract: The tongue at the free end of a safety belt in a motor vehicle is releasably connected to the buckle by a coupling member which can be disengaged from the tongue by a reciprocable release member. The latter can be depressed by hand to thereby pivot (either entirely or in part) prior to completing a translatory movement which results in disengagement of the coupling member from the tongue. If the buckle is abruptly accelerated during an accident, the release member tends to carry out the translatory movement without a preceding pivotal movement whereby a stationary blocking element intercepts a blocking element on the release member and holds the latter against movement to a position in which the coupling member is caused or permitted to release the tongue. Alternatively, the release member is mounted for translatory movement to thereby disengage the coupling member from the tongue.

Abstract: A seat belt system has a plurality of seat belt units with buckle apparatuses each having a tongue plate and a buckle plate for receiving and engaging the tongue plate. The seat belt system includes a first tongue plate having a first insert portion, a first buckle body having a first ejector movable by the insertion of the first insert portion and a first lock plate operative in response to the movement of the first ejector and capable of locking the first insert portion, a second tongue plate having a second insert portion, and a second buckle body having a second ejector movable by the insertion of the second insert portion and a second lock plate operative in response to the movement of the second ejector and capable of locking the second insert portion. The first buckle body has a first insertion path with a restricted portion of a width smaller than that of the second insert portion.

Abstract: In a belt buckle for safety belts, particularly in motor vehicles, for receiving and locking an insertable tongue having a housing and, arranged therein, an insertion path for the insertable tongue, with the path containing a spring-loaded ejector, and having a locking element which is pivotably mounted in the buckle and, in the locked position, engages in the tongue recess and is secured in the locked position via a securing member movably mounted in the buckle, and having a slidable actuator for releasing the locking element, which is guided in the housing transversely with respect to the plane of movement of the locking element and which, to protect it from shock, cooperates with a counterweight guided in the housing, the intention is to simplify the construction of the buckle for the purpose of shock prevention and reduce the mass of the parts which cooperate in the event of acceleration of the buckle.

Abstract: A buckle assembly for a seat belt generally comprises a base having a horizontal plate and side plates, a latch means to be engaged with the side plates and supported thereby so as to be swingable between a latch locking position and a latch releasing position, a push button pivotally mounted to the side plates, a spring means to be engaged with the latch means so as to always urge the latch means towards the locking position thereof, and a tongue means to be inserted into a tongue insertion space formed between the horizontal plate and the side plates of the base and engaged with the latch means.

Abstract: A low-profile buckle includes a flat one-piece socket member molded of synthetic resin and including a top plate having a resilient locking wing engageable with locking feet of a pair of flat legs of a planar plug member to interlock the plug and socket members, and a back plate having a resilient presser flap adapted to be manually depressed to urge the resilient locking wing to resiliently flex out of engagement with the locking feet to disengage the plug and socket members.

Abstract: A buckle comprising a male member and a female member releasably engageable therewith, the female member including a pair of resilient arms serving as a release lever and a pair of inwardly directed flanges. The resilient arms each have a stop finger normally spaced apart from but abuttingly engageable with the flange when lateral pull is exerted upon the release lever.

Abstract: The device consists of a base channel detachably secured to the buckle element of a seat belt so that the buckle rests in the channel and secures the channel to the buckle. A hinged cover can be closed and detachably locked over the buckle so that the release button, either on top or in the front of the buckle assembly, is covered. Pressure on the two sides of the cover releases the latch connection on each side of the device which normally holds the cover closed over the buckle mechanism of the seat belt.

Abstract: A buckle comprises a plug including a protuberant arm having first engaging means; and a socket adapted to be releasably coupled with the plug. The lower wall of the socket has a cantilevered engaging flap provided on its inner surface thereof and having second engaging means for snapping engagement with the first engaging means for coupling of the plug and the socket. The upper wall of the socket has a cantilevered resilient presser flap overhanding the cantilevered engaging flap and being yieldable downwardly to thus depress the resilient engaging flap, thereby bringing the second locking means out of engagement with the first engaging means of the protuberant arm for uncoupling the plug from the socket. The buckle further includes a locking plate slidably mounted on the presser flap for reciprocation between its locking position and its unlocking position.

Abstract: A safety belt buckle guard comprising a flexible body of fabric adapted to wrap around an engaged belt buckle assembly, a rigid member for preventing depression of the release mechanism on said belt buckle assembly, means for positioning the rigid member adjacent the flexible body or attaching it thereto, and means for connecting the flexible body to itself after it is wrapped an engaged belt buckle assembly. Preferred embodiments include connecting means consisting essentially of a pair of hook and loop fastener, or Velcro, strips attached to the flexible body interior and exterior along opposite edges of said flexible body.

Abstract: A two piece flat, low-profile separable fastener comprising a clasp and a receptacle, the clasp comprising a base and a rigid tongue having a release tab with a first shoulder that is a first stop means protruding therefrom; the receptacle comprising a body that defines a cavity and an aperture on an upper surface of said receptacle, the aperture having a second shoulder that is a second stop means disposed for cooperative engagement with said first stop means, means for urging said release tab into said aperture such that said first and second stop means abut one another and said receptacle and clasp are engaged, and means for releasing the engagement so that the receptacle and clasp may be separated. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the fastener is in the form of a buckle and the means for urging the first and second stop means into abutment are located in the receptacle portion of the buckle.

Abstract: The housing of a seat belt buckle is comprised of C-shaped one-piece stamping having upper and lower legs which are spaced apart to receive the apertured latch plate therebetween. A detent is formed integral with the lower leg and projects upwardly into the path of entry of the apertured latch plate so that the latch plate interacts with the detent to forcibly cam the lower leg downwardly away from the upper leg as permitted by integral elastic yielding of the lower leg relative to the upper leg. The push button is mounted for movement relative to the upper leg and engages the lower leg so that depressing the push button forces the lower leg downwardly to remove the detent from the engagement with the aperture latch plate. The housing is preferably enclosed in a plastic cover which has an entry port aligning the aperture plate for insertion between the upper and lower legs.

Abstract: A cover for vehicle safety belt buckles for preventing opening of a vehicle safety belt by young children or the like. The cover comprises a covering member for covering the buckle and for preventing or rendering more difficult the operation of belt releasing means on the buckle, and means for releasably securing the cover to the safety belt. The cover of the present invention can be easily installed on or removed from a vehicle safety belt by an adult, and when installed, will substantially prevent a young child from intentionally or accidentally opening the safety belt.

Abstract: A quick insert and quick release tool holder for gripping the handle of a tool, or the like. The tool holder has a disk-shaped flexible friction holder with a central aperture for gripping around a tool handle. A release mechanism is operable by the use of only one hand to expand the aperture and release the tool handle.

Abstract: A vehicular seat belting covering is set forth for use in combination with the buckling ends of a seat belt wherein the covering is of a generally cylindrical configuration formed with an opening sized to approximate that of the release button of the associated buckle. The covering is formed of elastomeric woven material formed with outwardly extending fabric-type nap to provide a thermally neutral covering for the associated metallic seat belt buckles. A separate section formed with adhesive is utilized with one of a plurality of the seat belt coverings to complementarily fill the through-formed opening positionable and securable to the one of a pair of buckles formed with the outwardly extending buckle boss receivable within the other buckle provided with a receiving cavity.

Abstract: A child proof cover for covering and encasing a seat belt buckle assembly includes a channel which provides access to the release control of the seat belt buckle assembly. The channel is sized and configured so that a child cannot reach the release control but an adult can reach the control to operate such control in the manner in which that control was designed to operate. The cover can include a device for preventing separation of the seat belt buckle elements in addition to the cover. The cover can include tear-off portions for adjusting the length of the finger access channel.

Abstract: A buckle assembly includes a socket member and a plug member adapted to be releasably coupled with the socket member. The socket member includes a resilient locking arm releasable engageable with a pair of locking legs of the plug member when the locking legs are inserted into the socket member. The plug member includes a resilient tongue disposed between the locking legs and lying in a plane extending above the locking legs. The socket member includes a resilient flap disposed above the locking arm and having on its inner surface a presser lug engageable with the resilient tongue to flex the latter downwardly, and a releasing lug engageable with the locking arm to flex the latter downwardly for disengaging the latter from the locking legs.

Abstract: A belt lock for a belt strap safety system comprising a lock case incorporating a detent mechanism, a lock tongue insertible into the lock case and engageable with the detent mechanism, one or two shoulder strap end pieces each having a carrier element for a shoulder strap to be fastened thereto and a crotch strap end piece for attachment to a crotch strap. Each of the end pieces has an attachment element for retention on the lock tongue and the attachment elements have complimentarily shaped free ends by which the shoulder and crotch strap end pieces can engage and fit together independently of the lock tongue. The lock is assembled by fitting together the attachment elements and then passing the lock tongue through the assembled elements and into the lock case.

Abstract: A buckle assembly includes a plug member and a socket member releasably coupled together to connect opposite ends of a strap or belt. The plug member includes a cantilevered resilient tongue having a locking lug lockingly engageable with a stopper bar of the socket member to couple the plug and socket member. The socket member includes a cantilevered resilient flap having a releasing lug engageable with the locking lug to disengage the latter from the stopper bar when the resilient flap is depressed. The stopper bar is engageable with the resilient flap to prevent undue resilient deformation of the latter.

Abstract: A child resistant buckle for seat belt restraints comprising a two-part buckle in which the female part, or part containing the release button, has a multi-part release button which can only be operated by a full size hand. A smaller, child's hand, having smaller fingers and thumbs, will not normally apply simultaneous pressure to all of the parts of the release button, which must be actuated simultaneously to release the other part of the buckle.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle release guard apparatus has a box like device including first and second portions having recessed opposing ends and sides that are shelf hinged on one side, and bear a latch on a side opposing the hinged side. When the first and second portions are closed, opposing end apertures are formed for receiving a seat belt buckle segment and a tongue segment with the buckle sandwiched between the first and second portions. In one embodiment the latch bearing first portion side is recessed and a latching lug is formed within the recess; the latch bearing second portion side includes a latch for engaging the lug to close the box like device. When closed the recess forms a guide to the latch. The bottom of the recess is thickened to stiffen the latch bearing side and to position the seat belt buckle in the box like device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lock for safety belts, which is designed to receive a lock tongue provided with a deflection web and is equipped with a press button and which is arranged next to a high storage compartment, center armrest or the like. To make it possible to actuate the lock easily and properly for safety purposes in spite of the high storage compartment located next to it, according to the invention, the top edge of the lock tongue and/or of the press button extends upwards relative to the load bearing deflection web of the lock tongue into the vicinity of the top edge of the storage compartment, center armrest or the like.