Patent ID: 9151485
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A44B,B60R,F21V,H05B

Abstract:
1. A buckle assembly configured to releasably interlock with a seat belt tongue, the assembly comprising: a housing; a light-emitting diode (LED) positioned at least partially within the housing, the LED being configured to emit a light when the seat belt tongue is not interlocked with the assembly; an optical guide positioned at least partially within the housing and composed of a substantially light transmitting material, the LED being positioned such that the light emitted by the LED passes through the optical guide; wherein the optical guide is a lens at least partially positioned within the housing; wherein the lens includes a first segment and a second segment; a pushbutton positioned at least partially within the housing, wherein the pushbutton defines a first and a second wall having a first and a second window, respectively; wherein the first segment of the lens is configured to guide a first portion of the light emitted by the LED to travel through the first segment of the lens, the first portion of the light being transmitted through the first window in the first wall of the pushbutton; and wherein the second segment of the lens is configured to guide a second portion of the light emitted by the LED to travel through the second segment of the lens, the second portion of the light being transmitted through the second window in the second wall of the pushbutton.