Patent ID: 7178876

Claim:
A belt lock for use in a vehicle, comprising: a lock holder that is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle part, wherein said lock holder is provided with an elongated hole; a fastening means that is adapted to be connected to said vehicle part, wherein said fastening means extends through said hole of said lock holder in such a way that said lock holder is held displaceably in a rotatable and translatory manner on said fastening means; a restoring spring, in the form of a flat spiral spring, wherein said spiral spring biases said lock holder into a rest position of said belt lock, wherein said spiral spring has one end that is supported against said lock holder, and wherein said spiral spring has spiral spring windings that are disposed in a single plane; and a cover as a counter-bearing, wherein said cover is an outer cover that is pre-mounted on an exterior portion of said belt lock, wherein said spring windings are disposed between said cover and said lock holder, wherein said spiral spring has another, outer end that is supported against said cover, wherein said cover has a first radially extending extension for the support of said outer end of said spiral spring, and wherein said cover has a second radially extending extension as a stop for a restoring of said lock holder.