Patent ID: 7477139
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. A securing apparatus for attaching to a seat belt in a motor vehicle, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a top and a bottom surface, a receptacle formed by front and back walls and a pair of side walls extending therebetween, each of said side walls having a slot formed in it, a hinge extension connected to the back wall, said hinge extension having an inner hinge portion and a plurality of gripping teeth extending from said bottom surface; a clamp formed by a front wall and a rear wall and a pair of side walls extending therebetween, said side walls each having a raised element to engage the slots in the side walls of the housing, said rear wall having a shaped opening into which is inserted the housing, a tongue having a first side and a second side attached to and extending from said front wall, said tongue further having serrations on said second side; a jaw having a top and a bottom, a forward end and a rearward end and a pair of side walls extending therebetween, an outer hinge portion extending from said back end to rotatable engage the inner hinge portion of said housing, said forward end shaped to engage the serrations in the clamp, and a plurality of gripping teeth extending from said top; a hinge pin connecting said outer hinge portion and said inner hinge portion and a control module mounted in the receptacle, said control module having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls extending therebetween.