Patent ID: 7520036
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A restraint buckle assembly comprising: a frame; a first pawl pivotally attached to the frame, wherein the first pawl includes a first release member projecting from a first surface of the first pawl; a second pawl spaced apart from the first pawl and pivotally attached to the frame, wherein the second pawl includes a second release member projecting from a second surface of the second pawl, and wherein the first and second pawls are moveable between locked positions and open positions; a biasing member operably coupled to the first and second pawls to urge the pawls toward the locked positions; and a release button slidably coupled to the frame and moveable along a path between a first position and a second position, wherein the release button includes a first recess spaced apart from a second recess, wherein the first recess receives the first release member and the second recess receives the second release member, and wherein the release button urges the first and second pawls from the locked positions toward the open positions when the release button is moved from the first position toward the second position.