Patent ID: 6694578
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety belt buckle locking mechanism comprising:a receiving buckle with latching means attached to a first portion of a seat belt; an insertion buckle with rectangular latching hole attached to a second portion of a seat belt, said insertion buckle being coupled and latched to said receiving buckle; a spring-loaded main belt release button extending from the top of said receiving buckle for releasing said latched receiving buckle from said insertion buckle; a first spring-loaded safety locking side-pin extending through a first side of said insertion buckle into said rectangular latching hole; a first safety locking bar positioned inside said rectangular latching hole, said first safety locking bar being attached to said first spring-loaded safety locking side-pin, said first safety locking bar normally positioned to align under a first side of said main belt release button, thereby preventing said main belt release button from being depressed to unlatch said insertion buckle from said receiving buckle; a second spring-loaded safety locking side-pin extending through a second side of said insertion buckle into said rectangular latching hole; and a second safety locking bar positioned inside said rectangular latching hole, said second latching bar being attached to said second spring-loaded safety locking side-pin, said second safety locking bar normally positioned to align under a second side of said main belt release button, thereby further preventing said main belt release button from being depressed to unlatch said insertion buckle from said receiving buckle.