Patent ID: 6769157
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A seat belt buckle guard device for preventing access to a release button on a seat belt buckle the seat belt buckle having a receiving end and an insertion end attached to a scat belt strap, the device comprising:a sleeve structured to fit over a variety of shapes and sizes of seat belt buckles, the sleeve comprising a front face capable of covering a front portion of each of the variety of seat belt buckles, a top face angled inwardly from the front face, the top face capable of covering a top portion of each of the variety of seat belt buckles, the front face formed of sufficiently rigid material to prevent indentation of the front face and thereby prevent contact with a front seat belt buckle release button and the top face formed of sufficiently rigid material to prevent indentation of the top face and thereby prevent contact with a top seat belt buckle release button, the sleeve further comprising a split back face connected to the front face by two side faces, the split back face enabling the sleeve to expand to fit over the variety of seat belt buckles, the sleeve further comprising a bottom opening capable of fitting over a receiving end of the seat belt buckle, and the sleeve further comprising a top arm extending from the sleeve, the top arm being capable of fitting between an insertion portion of the seat belt buckle and a seat belt strap attached to the insertion portion, the top arm capable of being lodged between the insertion portion and the seat belt strap to secure the sleeve in place, the arm comprising a hook extending from a side of a top end of the sleeve and spaced apart from the sleeve a sufficient distance to accommodate a seat belt strap between the arm and the sleeve.