Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
024164000 | Harness | 33 |
20100115737 | BUCKLES FOR INFLATABLE PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Buckles for inflatable personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, a buckle assembly can include a body and a latching mechanism carried by the body. The latching mechanism is configured to engage a corresponding tongue portion when the tongue is inserted into a front portion of the body. The buckle assembly also includes a cover operably coupled to the body and configured to pivotably move about an axis between a first position in which the latching mechanism engages the tongue and a second position in which the latching mechanism disengages the tongue. The buckle assembly further includes one or more counterweight components carried by the body and positioned such that the buckle assembly has a center of gravity (a) between the front portion of the body and a vertical plane extending through the axis, and (b) below a horizontal plane extending through the axis. | 05-13-2010 |
20110099770 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM BUCKLE COMPONENTS HAVING TACTILE SURFACES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Buckle assemblies for use with child seats and other personal restraint systems in vehicles are disclosed herein. A buckle assembly configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a housing assembly that receives at least a portion of a web connector. The housing assembly includes a coating having a generally soft or tactile surface finish. For example, the coating can be at least partially elastically compressible. | 05-05-2011 |
20110173781 | Attaching Structure for an Attachable Arrangement - An attaching structure for use in an attachable arrangement including at least one elongate strap and configured to be removably attached to at least a portion of a body of a user. The attaching structure includes: a frame having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured for attachment of at least one strap of the attachable arrangement; and an adjustment mechanism is operational engagement with the frame, wherein at least a portion of the adjustment mechanism is configured to contact at least one strap of the attachable arrangement and permit adjustable movement thereof; and wherein the second end of the frame is elongated and configured to permit the user to grasp the second end of the frame and move it relative to the body of the user. | 07-21-2011 |
20110197399 | Release System - Systems that may be used to quickly remove gear having straps from a user's body. Certain embodiments provide a housing into which a plurality of plugs may be inserted. A strap may be secured to each plug, and the straps may be used to secure gear to a user's body. When it is desired to remove the gear, a user may disengage all of the plugs with a single movement—either by pulling on an actuating member that is associated with the housing, or by pressing on a plate associated with the housing. Either movement will disengage the plurality of plugs from the housing at one time. | 08-18-2011 |
20110247180 | Release System - Systems that may be used to quickly remove gear having straps from a user's body. Certain embodiments provide a housing into which multiple plugs may be inserted. A strap may be secured to each plug, and the straps may be used to secure gear to a user's body. When it is desired to remove the gear, a user may disengage all of the plugs either by pulling on individual tabs coupled to each plug, or by pulling on a master tab coupled to more than one plug. Release members within the housing eject the plugs from the housing such that the user does not need to manually remove the plugs. | 10-13-2011 |
20120240358 | SEAT BELTS - A tongue or tongue cover to envelop a plastic part of a seat belt tongue of a seat belt. The tongue or tongue cover includes a webbing engagement projection useful to resist unwanted slackening of the lap belt portion of the seat belt while in use. | 09-27-2012 |
20140109349 | Buckle Cap for a Seat Belt Buckle and Method of Mounting Same - What is described is a buckle cap for a belt buckle having two interconnected half-shells ( | 04-24-2014 |
20150107059 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base, a gate, and a locking mechanism. The base forms an opening. The gate is slidably operatively connected to the base and spans the opening. The locking member has an engaging position and a releasing position. The engaging position secures the gate to the base, and the releasing position allows the gate to be moved relative to the base. | 04-23-2015 |
20150296929 | FRONT-RELEASE BELT BUCKLE - A front-release belt buckle has a female socket and a male plug. The female socket has a hooking part and a main panel, and the male plug has a fastening hole. The hooking part is engaged in the fastening hole for holding the female socket and the male plug. The front-release belt buckle has a simplified structure for ease of use and lowered cost in production. | 10-22-2015 |
024166000 | Lock | 6 |
20100162530 | Adaptive Seatbelt Apparatus - The present invention is an adaptive seatbelt apparatus having the means in response to a first situation to readily allow release or disengagement of the seatbelt apparatus when the seatbelt apparatus is loaded with a predetermined belt tension load, and having the means in response to a second situation to prevent release or disengagement of the seatbelt apparatus notwithstanding the seatbelt apparatus being loaded with the predetermined belt tension load. | 07-01-2010 |
20100242232 | Safety Harness Strap Adjuster - An adjuster adjusts a length of at least one strap of a safety harness. The at least one strap is selected from the group consisting of at least one shoulder strap, at least one chest strap, at least one waist strap, at least one seat strap, and at least one leg strap. The adjuster comprises a base, a shaft rotatably operatively connected to the shaft and defining a slot configured and arranged to receive the at least one strap, and a locking mechanism interconnecting the base and the shaft. The locking mechanism allows rotation of the shaft in a first direction and prevents rotation of the shaft in a second opposite direction. | 09-30-2010 |
20110010896 | Hook fastener with spring closure - In a hook fastener having a sliding closure for closing the mouth of the hook, a keeper prevents opening of the closure. The hook fastener includes a body having a base portion and a hook portion extending from an end of the base portion to define a gap between the hook and the base portion. An opening formed in the base portion has an elongate mouth intersecting an external face on the base portion. The closure includes a shaft part and a grip part, the shaft part received in the opening, the grip part protruding from the shaft part through the mouth for manipulation by a user. A spring urges the closure such that the shaft part extends out of the opening into the gap. The keeper is received to rotate upon the external face, being located between the grip part and abutment on the body. A slot in the keeper extends parallel to the mouth, the keeper preventing the user retracting the closure from the gap, except when the slot is rotated so as to be angularly aligned with the mouth. | 01-20-2011 |
20110094067 | BELT LOCK WITH A SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTION OF THE LOCKING STATUS - A belt lock for a seat belt system includes a locking mechanism arranged in a belt lock housing formed from two housing shells for an inserted belt tongue. The locking mechanism has an axially movable component that changes its location from a first end position into a second end position when the locking mechanism is actuated. The locking mechanism is also equipped with a switch arrangement that has at least one fixed contact part and one switching contact part that can move relative to it and on which, in an end position of the component that changes its location, the component acts. The switching contact part is configured as a clamp-shaped elastic sheet part with two axially running side braces that are provided with knee-like bends that, in an end position of the axially movable component, are mechanically exposed to pressure by the component. | 04-28-2011 |
20110107560 | BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FOR PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Personal restraint systems with buckle assemblies for use in vehicles are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a personal restraint system includes a connector configured to be coupled to a web. The restraint system also includes a buckle assembly configured to releasably retain the connector. In this embodiment, the buckle assembly includes a frame having a locking feature configured to engage a tongue of the connector. The buckle assembly also includes a locking member movably positioned adjacent to the frame that retains the tongue in a locked position. The buckle assembly further includes an actuator that can be actuated by a user to move the tongue out of the locked position. | 05-12-2011 |
20110107561 | LOCK DEFLECTION DEVICE - Lock deflection device for a motor vehicle for deflecting a seat belt, comprising a lock tongue for insertion into a lock buckle and a first contact area connected to the lock tongue around which the seat belt can be laid to deflect the seat belt, so that the seat belt is divided into a shoulder segment and a pelvis segment, which go off in different directions from the first contact area, wherein the first contact area can be moved from an initial position, in which the seat belt can slide along on the deflection device, into a final position. According to the invention, a second contact area connected to the lock tongue is provided, which is arranged and provided to contact the seat belt in case of a first contact area being moved out of the initial position, in order to restrain the seat belt from sliding along on the deflection device, wherein the first contact area is connected to the lock tongue through a movable area of the lock deflection device. | 05-12-2011 |
024168000 | Clamping | 11 |
20120054989 | WEB ADJUSTER FOR VEHICLE SEAT HARNESS - A child-restraint system is adapted for use with a juvenile vehicle seat. The child-restraint system includes a frame configured to be mounted on the juvenile vehicle seat and a web clamp coupled to the frame. The web clamp is configured to clamp a web passing under the web clamp and through a web-receiving channel formed in the frame. | 03-08-2012 |
024170000 | Pivoted part or lever | 8 |
20080196216 | Buckle structure - A buckle structure for buckling is disposed on a box body and on an upper cover pivotally connected to the box body, the buckle structure comprises a wedging member disposed on the box body and formed with a wedging groove thereon; a limiter disposed on the upper cover and formed with a limiting groove thereon; a pivot seat disposed on the upper cover and pivotally connected with a control member having an elastically movable button which is provided with a limiting inserted plate on one lateral side thereof to be corresponding to the limiting groove of the limiter; and a buckling plate pivotally connected with the control member and formed with a buckling edge on a bottom edge thereof. When the upper cover is closed on the box body, the buckling edge of the buckling plate is buckled in the wedging groove of the wedging member, and the limiting inserted plate is inserted into the limiting groove of the limiter; and when pressing the button of the control member, the limiting inserted plate is separated from the limiting groove, and the control member and the buckling plate swing to make the buckling plate to be separated from the wedging member. The assembly disclosed above in the present invention has a simpler structure of the pivot seat and limiter, and the size of buckle is reduced and the cost is lowered. The limiter can be connected with the upper cover by buckling, thus the assembly process is more convenient. | 08-21-2008 |
20080244875 | BUCKLE SET OF SWIMMING GOGGLES - A buckle set, which fits onto a strap for adjusting the strap to a desired length, generally fits onto the strap attached to goggles of almost any application, such as swimming goggles, scuba mask, or dust and wind goggles. Specifically, a buckle set allows a strap to easily and quickly be adjusted to a desired length from its two ends. | 10-09-2008 |
20090100645 | Adjusting Device for a Goggle Strap - An adjusting device for a goggle strap is disposed at both ends of the strap for quick connection to two connecting ends of the goggle body. The adjusting device comprises a body, a locking shaft, a cover and two push buttons. The strap is rolled around the locking shaft. When the cover is closed, a protruding strip of the strap is engaged by an engaging rib of the cover. When pressing the push buttons passed through both sides of the body, the cover is opened outward, so as to adjust the length of the strap again. | 04-23-2009 |
20120198660 | SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE ASSEMBLY - A seat belt has an upper end mounted at the occupant shoulder and a lower end mounted adjacent the occupant lap. A latch plate assembly carried by the belt engages a buckle. The latch plate assembly includes a housing having a pair of flanges and a depression extending laterally between the flanges. A lock bar pivotally mounted on the flanges has a clamping surface moving toward and away from the depression upon pivoting movement of the lock bar. The belt wraps around the lock bar so that a force applied to the belt pivots the lock bar and the clamping surface of the lock bar clamps the belt into the depression to lock the belt against movement through the latch plate assembly. The lock bar pivot axis is closer to the clamping surface than the opposite side edge around which the belt wraps to increase the clamping force. | 08-09-2012 |
20120284966 | BUCKLE - A buckle for use with a safety harness includes a plurality of slots each for receiving an end of a harness belt section, each slot having associated therewith a retainer which is moveable into and out of engagement with an abutment surface defined by the end of a belt section, first bias elements normally to urge the retainers to move to a position at which they each engage with an abutment surface of the end of a belt section following insertion into a slot, at least one of the retainers having associated therewith a lever which is pivotable against the action of the first bias elements to move the retainer to a release position at which it is free from engagement with the abutment surface, and an actuation member operable to act on the or each lever whereby the or each lever moves a retainer to the release position. | 11-15-2012 |
20130305493 | DEVICE FOR AVOIDING AN UNINTENTIONAL ADJUSTMENT | 11-21-2013 |
20140259545 | ADJUSTABLE REVERSIBLE BELT WITH POPULAR BUCKLE - A single-sided or reversible belt includes a single-sided or double-sided belt strap without any adjusting hole, any popular belt buckle of a frame style or plate style with its prong or projection removed, and new belt fastening means. The belt buckle is providable with a retainer loop on the rear side adjacent an outer end to keep the outer end portion of the belt buckle from dangling after belt buckling. A first fastening element is installed on underside or double sides of a belt strap free end portion, for example. An adjustably slidable locking belt clip is then used to engage a belt strap fixed end portion and carries a mating second fastening element. For belt fastening, the belt clip is manually slid along the engaged belt strap end portion to keep the two fastening elements aligned, leading to having them fastened together. This kind of belt may be used on such articles as trousers and shoes. | 09-18-2014 |
20160174665 | BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WITH SAFETY LOCK | 06-23-2016 |
024171000 | Sliding part or wedge | 2 |
20090044383 | TENSION REGULATOR FOR A SAFETY BELT OF A SEAT, IN PARTICULAR A CHILD SAFTEY SEAT - A tension regulator for a safety belt of a seat, in particular a child safety seat, is provided with a metal body having a contrast cross member and with a slider, which is also made of metal; the slider has a retention cross member, wound on which is a strap of the safety belt, and is slidable with respect to the body for exerting a nipping action on said strap between the retention cross member and the contrast cross member; the body has a guide cross member, which defines, with the contrast cross member, a passage that can be engaged by the strap for keeping the strap folded on an edge of said contrast cross member. | 02-19-2009 |
20160000190 | PLUG-IN TONGUE FOR A SAFETY BELT - A plug-in tongue ( | 01-07-2016 |
024000000 | Penetrating tongue | 5 |
024176000 | One-piece | 1 |
20110214259 | PUSH BUTTON BUCKLE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE COVERS - A push button buckle ( | 09-08-2011 |
024178000 | Pivoted | 2 |
20090056084 | Buckle for horses - A buckle includes a main frame made by wires which are bent into desired shape and includes a first frame and a second frame which is smaller than the first frame and connected to the first frame. A tongue has one end pivotably connected to the second frame and the other end of the tongue is stopped by the first frame. At least one coat is mounted to at least one of the first and second frames. | 03-05-2009 |
20160200563 | HORSE BUCKLE | 07-14-2016 |
024181000 | Sliding part or wedge | 2 |
20110119874 | Free Falling Locking Tongue - A locking tongue seat belt assembly includes a tongue plate with a pair of side portions, an end flange that extends along the rear of the tongue plate, a pair of spaced apart side flanges that extend from the tongue plate along respective side portions of the tongue plate, and a lock bar that extends between the two side flanges. The ends of the lock bar are guided in respective slots of the side flanges such that the lock bar is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The lock bar and the end flange are configured to receive seat belt webbing between the lock bar and the end flange. The seat belt webbing is cinched between the lock bar and the end flange when the lock bar is in the locked position. | 05-26-2011 |
20140230195 | INSERTION TONGUE - A plug-in tongue for a belt buckle of a seatbelt system. The tongue includes a plug-in section suitable for plugging into the belt buckle and with a belt-retaining section which has a slot for the passage and deflection of a seat belt. The plug-in tongue includes a metal plate which has a slot-shaped opening, and wherein at least one edge section of the metal plate, which edge section bounds the slot-shaped opening, is embedded into a plastics material. The edge section of the metal plate, which edge section bounds the slot-shaped opening, is bent out of the opening plane of the slot-shaped opening and has a hook-shaped cross section. | 08-21-2014 |
024182000 | Strap loops and attaching devices | 1 |
20100293758 | AUTO-ADJUSTING HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR SHOULDER STRAPS OF GOLF BAG - An auto-adjusting harness connector for shoulder straps of a golf bag has a base and multiple buckles mounted slidably and pivotally on the base. The golf bag has four strap mounts and four straps. Each strap has two ends respectively connected to a corresponding strap mount and a corresponding buckle. The straps and buckles slide and pivot independently to automatically adjust a distance therebetween according to shoulder breadth of a person carrying the golf bag and strap breadths of the golf bag. Therefore, the straps of the golf bag are suitable for people with different shoulder breadths for improved comfort while carrying and convenience while removing and with reduced cost of manufacture and storage. | 11-25-2010 |
024183000 | Loop shields | 1 |
20160159315 | SAFETY BELT DEVICE IN A VEHICLE - A belt fitting for a safety belt device in a vehicle that includes a base segment and an insertion tongue connected thereto, in which base segment a belt eye is provided, through which a belt webbing is guided and divides the belt webbing into a shoulder belt segment and a lap belt segment when the safety belt is worn. The belt fitting has a clamping element movable between a release position, such that the belt webbing is freely movable in sliding contact over at least one belt running surface, and a clamping position, in which the belt webbing is tightly clamped between a clamping stop on the base segment and the clamping element in the event of a load or crash. The belt running surface of the belt fitting has a surface contour, which ensures stable transverse guidance of the belt webbing in the event of a load. | 06-09-2016 |