Patent ID: 8572820

Claim:
A buckle for engagement with a tongue that is insertable into the buckle, the buckle comprising: first and second lock pawls supported on opposite sides of a housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing between a locking position locking the tongue in the buckle and a release position enabling movement of the tongue out of the buckle; the first and second lock pawls having respective actuating portions exposed on opposite sides of the housing; the actuating portions of the lock pawls being manually engageable when the pawls are in the locking position to pivot the pawls from the locking position to the release position; a cable attached to the buckle and having end portions connected with the lock pawls, the cable being configured to transmit a pulling force to the pawls to move the pawls from the locking position to the release position; and the housing having front and back sides, the housing having an aperture on one of the front or back sides through which a central portion of the cable extends from the lock pawls to a location outside the housing at which a release force can be manually applied, the central portion of the cable extending through the aperture in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the tongue into and out of the buckle.