Patent ID: 8793844

Claim:
A locking tongue ( 10 ) for a seat belt system comprising: a base ( 11 ), the base having a locking portion ( 14 ) extending in a plane, a webbing slot ( 16 ) in the base extending transverse to the plane, the webbing slot extending in a direction transverse to an insertion direction of the locking tongue, the locking portion extending in the insertion direction from the webbing slot, the webbing slot configured to guide a belt webbing from a first side of the base to a second opposite side of the base when the belt webbing extends through the webbing slot and transverse to the plane; and a locking cam ( 20 ) associated to the webbing slot ( 16 ) and supported at the base, the locking cam ( 20 ) being movable between a rest position and a clamping position, wherein a biasing means ( 26 ; 70 ) is provided which biases the locking cam ( 20 ) towards the rest position, the entire locking cam only pivoting relative to the base about a single pivot axis.