Patent ID: 8720019
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A personal restraint system for use in a vehicle, the personal restraint system comprising: a connector configured to be coupled to a web, wherein the connector includes a tongue having an engagement portion; and a buckle assembly configured to releasable retain the tongue of the connector, the buckle assembly including: a frame having a locking feature that contacts the engagement portion when the tongue is inserted into the buckle assembly; a locking member adjacent to the frame, wherein the locking member is movable relative to the frame between a locked position and an unlocked position, and wherein the locking member retains the engagement portion of the tongue in contact with the locking feature when the locking member is in the locked position; a button adjacent to the frame, wherein the button is movable relative to the frame to urge the locking member away from the locked position and to urge the tongue away from the locking feature; and a housing at least partially enclosing the frame and the locking member, wherein the frame remains stationary relative to the housing and the tongue pivots relative to the housing to disengage the locking feature from the engagement portion.