Patent ID: 7699401
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An anchor configured for fixedly securing a tongue portion of a seat belt webbing to a vehicle, the seat belt webbing also having a buckle insert member for releasably engaging a seat belt buckle, the anchor comprising: a housing defining a receiving area adapted to receive the tongue portion; a latch member moveable between a first position and a second position, the latch member comprising a protrusion being configured to be received within the receiving area in the first position and adapted for engaging the tongue portion within the receiving area for securing the tongue portion to the anchor, wherein the protrusion is displaced from the receiving area in the second position for allowing the tongue portion to be withdrawn from the housing; a biasing member for applying a biasing force to said latch member to maintain the latch member in the first position, wherein the biasing member comprises a first leg portion slidably engaging the housing and a second leg portion configured to receive the latch; a mounting aperture disposed in the housing, the mounting aperture being configured to receive a mounting member therein; and wherein the housing further comprising a latch-access area for allowing the latch member to be engaged for manually forcing the latch member from the first position to the second position to allow the tongue portion to be removed from the receiving area; and wherein the latch member further comprises a surface configured to engage a catch surface of the housing, wherein movement of the surface of the latch member toward the catch surface of the housing results in movement of the latch member toward the receiving area, thereby ensuring that the protrusion remains engaged with the tongue portion.