Patent ID: 11969059
Assignee: INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A  B

Claim 1:
2. The buckle assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one shape memory alloy component includes a first shape memory alloy wire or cable having a first length below the transition temperature and a second length at or above the transition temperature, the second length shorter than the first length,
and wherein the first shape memory alloy wire or cable is responsive to the heating thereof to pivot the second end of the release button actuator relative to the housing as the length of the first shape memory alloy wire or cable transitions at or above the transition temperature from the first length to the second length thereof such that the first end of the release button actuator pivots relative to the release button to move the release button from the latched position to the release position thereof.