Patent ID: 6170134
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A buckle for a vehicle safety restraint mechanism, the buckle comprising:a housing having a rectilinear channel for receiving a fastening member;a locking member mounted within the housing and moveable between a first position in which it engages the fastening member and a second position in which the fastening member is released;a release button operatively connected to the locking member for effecting movement thereof between the first and second positions;a blocking member, operably connected to the locking member and moveable from an unblocked position to a blocking position, for preventing movement of the locking member towards the second position; andan inertial mass pivotally mounted to, and contained within side walls of, the release button, the mass being arranged to act on the blocking member under predetermined conditions to move the blocking member to its blocking position in which the locking member is retained in the first position.